Move would place ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods in capital, handful of areas around the country on lockdown, though restrictions will be more lax than in hotspot Bnei Brak

Late night meeting also authorizes amendment to Basic Law of State Economy to allow country to tackle financial crisis brought on by virus restrictions

Cabinet expected to approve closure of several cities, Haredi parts of Jerusalem, on Sunday night or Monday; minister says it could be extended to whole country by Wednesday

'Sometimes, the wind brings with it dangerous things,' Home Front Command warns children to call an adult even if they see 'a ball, a book or a balloon'

No reports of injuries or damage; discoveries come as Israeli security forces on high alert following uptick in violence and ahead of Friday prayers

Discovery comes hours after sirens sounded in false alarm in Yated, east of the Strip, and a day after mortar shells were fired into southern Israel

Sea of Galilee rises by 23 cm; schools stay closed in some northern communities; severe flooding in Ashkelon and Ashdod

Terror group blames 'Zionist enemy' for escalation, boasts it has caused 'confusion and despair' in Israel; ministers warn full-scale Gaza operation could be near

Although a staple of the Roman Empire, very few garum production sites or cetariae have been found in the Eastern Mediterranean

Drivers rescued from cars in cities south of Tel Aviv, as winter system blows through; Beirut also sees inundated roads