As authorities weigh full closure if virus keeps spreading, commissioner says preparations completed for such scenario

27 other Palestinians in Gaza isolated after coming near people infected with coronavirus, Hamas-run Health Ministry says

Jerusalem is not coordinating its emergency response with other Middle East countries; a planned call by Netanyahu with Middle East leaders never took place

While modern Orthodox and liberal communities close in fear of COVID-19, the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations, an ultra-Orthodox umbrella group, continues religious services

IOC chief Thomas Bach insists cancellation 'not on the agenda'; decision expected within 4 weeks, amid mounting pressure from national federations to announce delay

Navy troops, who had been preparing for acquisition of Sa'ar 6 corvettes, retrieved with C-130 transport plane