No further easing expected until infection rate slows, report says; Red Sea resort city, hotels at Ein Bokek designated ‘special tourist islands’

Immunizing superspreaders is the ‘only way’ to protect society with an initially limited supply of inoculations, says Israel Prize-winning physicist Shlomo Havlin

Tal Zaks, who is Israeli, estimates shot will reach Jewish state in early 2021

Virus Cabinet votes for 5th-6th grade students to return to school on November 24 and 11th-12th grade students on December 1; open-air shopping will open on Tuesday

Announcement comes as business owners step up pressure on the government for severe lockdown measures and unemployment soars to nearly 23 percent

PM urges Israelis to not grow complacent and continue adhering to virus rules since distribution to general public could still be months away due to high global demand

Cabinet to reconvene Sunday after Blue and White opposes evening curfews; Netanyahu says Israel doing better than Europe, but leaks give impression it’s doing badly

Israeli PM notes firm's CEO 'is very proud' of his Greek and Jewish origins

19% of Israel's labor force - some 750,000 people - remain either unemployed or on unpaid leave because of the pandemic, with many switching professions to make ends meet