Public security minister says preferable to take tough measures for a short time in order to defeat the coronavirus quickly and prevent deaths

Rabbi David Stav calls on his congregations to pray alone; Eliezer Melamed also says staying home preferable, but chief rabbi insists orders haven't changed

Suspect accused of going out on 3 occasions in as many days; over 80 others under investigation; 12 probed for spreading fake news about pandemic

Global death toll from COVID-19 tops 8,000, as new measures cause miles of traffic near European and Southeast Asian borders

Those in nursing homes are under lockdown and at risk of contagion, while those at home pass the time as best they can cut off from family, friends and activities

Jessica Meir looks down from International Space Station on city where her father was raised, as, along with the rest of the world, it battles coronavirus

No immediate reports of casualties or damage in fourth attack in a week, after tit-for-tat attacks by Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah militia

On our last routine visit, I didn’t know that it would be the last moment I would be in the same room with him, indefinitely