Health Ministry reports four-month high in diagnoses as number of serious patients keeps climbing; health minister urges unvaccinated people to get jabbed, says country 'ready with a stock of vaccines for everyone' should administration of third dose be expanded

Health Ministry circulates document listing several exceptional cases in which hospitals and healthcare providers can offer the vaccine to children at such young age, including morbid obesity and severe immunosuppression among others

Flashing some Hebrew vocabulary, judoka says 'todah' to Israelis for support; Israeli Olympian Sagi Muki congratulates unlikely friend on achievement, calling his journey 'incredibly inspiring'