The new plan would use mobile-phone tracking technology to give a far more precise history of an infected person's movements before they were diagnosed and identify people who might have been exposed. Unprecedented threat to public health justifies this extreme measure, PM says.

The first participant in an American clinical trial for a vaccine to protect against the new coronavirus will receive an experimental dose on Monday.

Benny Gantz gets a majority of Knesset reccomendations, but his path to winning a confidence vote is unclear. PM Netanyahu offers rotation deal, but talks unravel over coronavirus crisis.

Although the prime minister is not symptomatic, experts conduct test to rule out infection after one of diagnosed carriers visited a venue that had been on the prime minister's itinerary.

Blue and White leader Gantz accuses prime minister of using coronavirus crisis to bring court system to a close and imposing previously denied continuance in corruption trial. "When you are serious, let me know," Gantz says, rebuffing Netanyahu's call for "emergency government."