Ministry chief Nachman Ash acknowledges quarantine was cut to 5 days mainly due to public pressure, says outbreak peak still a week away, hospitals 'stretched to the limit'

Defense Ministry says radar arrays detected incoming 'target' and two Arrow 3 interceptors were fired at it, destroying it; trial follows recent Iranian ballistic missile tests

Research dashes hopes that new boosters will deliver Omicron-proof protection, but they may still help the elderly and at-risk by reducing chances of serous illness

Kremlin says leaders will discuss 'whole range of issues of bilateral cooperation,' including 2015 deal; visit is first by an Iranian president to Russia since 2017

Israelis to receive 25-30 million antigen kits, with some earmarked for the elderly, schools and most vulnerable

Finance minister calls for end to Green Pass; Health Ministry to continue administering 4th vaccine dose, despite new evidence that it is not very effective against Omicron

Addressing claim against Rotem Amfert Negev for waste contamination, toxicologist Shlomo Almog says uranium leaves the body quickly, can be washed off skin with soap and water

Patrons threaten to pull their support if mention isn't made of Hollywood's 'founding fathers,' immigrant Jews who laid foundations for the filmmaking industry