Nine-year-old was in contact with 172 people after having unknowingly contracted the disease, but none of them was infected, including two siblings

Tel Aviv University's Jonathan Gershoni says his technology targets the mechanism coronavirus uses to infiltrate human cells, making it particularly effective

Lapid slams Blue and White for agreeing to allow PM 'to appoint the judges that will adjudicate his affairs'; Liberman: I welcome formation of government, but don't call it unity

Agreement envisages vote on West Bank annexation in July, gives right-wing a majority on panel that chooses judges, provides for new elections if High Court bars Netanyahu as PM

Health Ministry and National Security Council pushing for total lockdown, similar to measure taken during Passover

A winter outbreak could be far more 'complicated and challenging' than current one, cautions Health Ministry director Bar Siman-Tov

Friends and relatives describe Cobble Hill Health Center as unequipped to face coronavirus outbreak, with shortages of staff, personal protective equipment, reliable testing

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz says cabinet members will forgo a month's net salary, funds to go to organizations fighting outbreak