Home Front Command readies to assist medical teams with testing for coronavirus, enforcing quarantine. GOC Homefront Command Tamir Yadai urges state officials to "avoid apocalyptic projections."

Measures announced by Netanyahu on Monday include putting most the country's public sector on a one-month leave and reducing private-sector employees to 30% attendance at their workplaces.

With limited testing available, US officials have recorded over 3,000 cases and 71 deaths. Nation's two biggest cities close down leisure venues to stop spread of pandemic.

"Governments, education professionals and law enforcement agencies must fight against anti-Semitism like they fight viruses," says senior member of WZO in condemnation after graffiti scrawled over Jewish candidates' pictures.

Suspects allegedly stole ammunition and weapon parts from IDF bases in southern Israel, then sold the booty to Israelis and Palestinians for hundreds or thousands of shekels per unit.