The latest of three top treasury officials to quit, she leaves politicians now running the show

Coronavirus numbers are improving across Israel, but less so in Haredi communities – and rabbis are insisting on reopening schools right away

Ministry's position agreed with Netanyahu, as discussions on easing the coronavirus lockdown continue

Deliveries to benches, orders by phone – or by shouts. The current rules have proved to be the mother of invention for desperate eateries trying to survive

Belz Rebbe made headlines early in the crisis for encouraging followers to ignore Health Ministry coronavirus recommendations. Then he got ill, and received what a source describes as 'the VIP Trump treatment'

A world-renowned scientist, a female Haredi rabbi and a communist who ran an Arab city – the rich stories of some of those who have been lost

Government will not renew protest restrictions ■ Second top Palestinian Authority official tests positive for coronavirus ■ Active cases in Israel keep declining as death toll passes 2,000

The group holds a prominent presence in the Lebanese government, which is negotiating a maritime border with Israel