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Israeli media was afire with indignation on Wednesday night over reports that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz were are arguing over the building of…
Whatever little outside activity remains permitted during the coronavirus lockdown must be done while wearing a mask, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said in his latest update on Wednesday night.…
Israel on Wednesday linked any assistance it might offer the Gaza Strip’s efforts against coronavirus to progress in recovering two Israeli soldiers lost during the 2014 war with Hamas and…
After Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu ordered mandatory quarantine in specially designated coronavirus facilities for people entering Israel from abroad, there were conflicting reports about what was transpiring at Ben Gurion…
The Mossad — which has been making headlines in recent days with massive deliveries of coronavirus test materials and ventilators — is locked in a fierce undercover competition with state…
Israeli authorities will not be counting on voluntary compliance with the “no-guests” rule for leil haseder. The police will be deployed on main roads and other public areas to enforce…
A U.N. aid agency has begun delivering food to the homes of Palestinians instead of making them pick up such parcels at crowded distribution centers — part of an attempt…
Negotiations on a unity government are stuck, news reports said Wednesday – and if they do not move forward, Blue and White will present its law to prevent an individual…
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday instructed the Defense Ministry to quarantine all persons entering Israel from abroad in designated hotels (or other installations converted for that purpose) under supervision.…
The Homefront Command and IDF are mobilizing Wednesday to provide essential services for elderly Israelis who are isolated. With quarantine rules preventing children from visiting their elderly parents, and many…
Coronavirus social distancing applies to Knesset members as well, and a number of MKs are or have been in quarantine after coming into contact with coronavirus victims. Under new rules…
In an effort to clear up a significant backup of online supermarket orders, the Economy Ministry has come to an agreement with the country’s largest supermarket chains to provide assistance…
The number of coronavirus cases in Israel rose Wednesday morning to 5,591, the Health Ministry announced. 760 new cases have been registered in the last 24 hours, the largest single-day…
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz began the second chapter of his political career on Tuesday, taking over as speaker of the Knesset, not an entirely joyous occasion. Gantz found…
As of Tuesday night, 20 Israelis have died from the coronavirus, 94 were in serious condition, 76 of them hooked up to ventilators. Another 105 are in moderate condition, and…
A shocking breach of Israel’s rigorous measures to contain the coronavirus could wreck the country’s hopes of soon turning the corner back to normalcy. In recent days, hundreds of people…
Israel will face 1.1 million people out of work in the near term, the National Insurance Institute (NII) predicted on Tuesday. The news came the day after Israeli Prime Minister…
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi and two other generals joined Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in quarantine on Tuesday, after proximity with an officer who tested positive for the…
The cure for coronavirus must not be worse than the disease itself, Defense Minister Naftali Bennett. Relating to an incident earlier in which a coronavirus patient jumped out of the…
Workers at Sheba Hospital, which has been at the center of coronavirus treatment in Israel, received notice that they are not to admit patients who live in chareidi population centers…