'Another lockdown will prevent the economy from recovering'
Extended unemployment benefits "incentivize" Israelis to stay out of the workforce, Treasury Director-General Keren Turner-Eyal tells Knesset Finance Committee.
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Israel's COVID death toll nears 1,000 ahead of partial lockdown
Corona coordinator Professor Ronni Gamzu says that not all cities and towns designated "red" will be under full lockdown, but ...
Coronavirus death toll continues to rise, Jerusalem designated 'red'
380 patients hospitalized in serious condition. Number of symptomatic carriers increases to 24,699.
Israel overtakes China in number of reported COVID cases
Over 85,000 Israelis have contracted coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, and 613 have died. Number of patients listed ...
Industrial sector to receive NIS 1B in government assistance
Treasury, Economy, and Industry ministries work with Israel Manufacturers Association on plan to earmark funds, with priority for factories that ...
Corona cabinet to decide fate of weekend business activity
Israel's coronavirus deaths top 560, with 344 patients in serious condition.
COVID-19 brings back blood libel fears
“As a vulnerable minority, Jews feel sensitive to the rise of conspiracy theories – particularly in non-democratic governments which use ...
Netanyahu calls protests 'an attempt to trample democracy'
"The media whitewashes daily threats to kill the prime minister and his family," PM says in weekly cabinet meeting. Defense ...
6 new fatalities bring Israel's COVID death toll to 523
96 patients on ventilators, Health Ministry orders special protocol after outbreak identified in Bnei Brak retirement home.
Number of COVID deaths in Israel passes 500
Vast majority of coronavirus fatalities are aged 75 and over. The youngest fatalities were two 19-year-old women, and the two ...