National Security Council assessment credits drastic government action for dropping infection rate – but experts oppose easing the lockdown, advocate for very gradual return to work, over a long period of time

Mossad chief, Health Ministry director and National Security Council adviser required to enter isolation after having been in contact with Yaakov Litzman

Members of the community with symptoms are turning to back channels to get tested: 'They told me to wait a few days until we get to you. But we realized that if we wait they might get to him too late'

The lack of a unified, 50-state response also collides with evidence emerging that coronavirus infections are being spread by people who have no clear symptoms

After Passover, Israelis can hope for a 'new normal' – a cautious loosening of coronavirus restrictions in certain communities, despite the continued presence of the virus

The sale came a day after the government said it would spend 80 billion shekels ($22.3 billion) to help the economy cope with the coronavirus outbreak

The only way to achieve inner peace at times like these is to focus on the worst-case scenario, claims British philosopher and author Alain de Botton

Defense Ministry leads drive for relatively crude devices that help in extreme situations, can be produced quickly