The Coronavirus Cabinet decided Wednesday night to cancel coronavirus restrictions which had been in place In weekends.At the same time, the outline presented by Transportation Minister Miri Regev, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, and Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi to reopen Israel's skies In August 16 has been approved.

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion spoke today (Wednesday) with the son of Rabbi Adin Even Israel Steinsaltz. Rabbi Manny Even-Yisrael, who told the mayor of his father's health status.Lion asked the public to pray for the healing of beloved Jerusalemite and winner of the Israel Prize for Jewish Studies. "Rabbi Steinsaltz is part of a beautiful Jerusalem mosaic that combines Torah with values, innovation with originality, he bears importance to Jerusalem, the Jewish people, and In behalf of the members of the city council and Jerusalem's residents we wish the rabbi complete return to health," he said.

Projector of the fight against the coronavirus in Israel, Prof. Roni Gamzu, is discussing additional measures against the virus in a session of the 'Coronavirus Cabinet' at the moment."There is no justification for a full closure - the hospitals are still sufficiently stocked, and lockdown will lead to economic and social difficulties," Gamzu said.

Media sources are reporting that Israel is in talks with Lebanon to provide the country humanitarian aid following yesterday's explosion killing more than 900 and injuring thousands.

Bush defeated Lacy Gray by 3 percentage points, 48.6% to 45.5% in the Democratic congressional primary.

Head of Israel's Medical Association, Prof. Tzion Hagai, said tonight (Wednesday) that it will be impossible to avoid another lockdown in order to reduce the infection rate."There are between 1,500 and 2,000 infections a day. In order to be able to begin the school year, we need to reduce this figure to 100-200. We need a lockdown lasting between two and three weeks.""When you look at the data, we're in first place in the world when it come to CV-19 infections [per capita]," Hagai added.

The Mayor of Luton resigned after attending a party in breach of lockdown rules.

Prime Minister Netanyahu has asked former Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon to serve as a 'project manager for economic affairs,' Channel 12 News reported.Both the Prime Minister's Office and sources close to Kahlon denied the report.