Country saw more than 1,000 new diagnoses on Friday for first time in months, with Saturday positivity rate for tests of 1.47%; multiple Israeli cities now reporting hundreds of cases as Delta strain spreads; despite rise in cases, number of people on ventilators static at 16

Under new measure, people in isolation must reply to a text message sent by police who will then use it to track their immediate location; PM calls for criminal charges for confirmed coronavirus patients who violate their isolation, streamlining enforcement process on the ground