Expansion of no-fly list also includes Italy, Canada, Germany and Turkey, as ministry announces that over 650 of confirmed or suspected Omicron cases have come from abroad

Ministry says over 800 more "highly suspect" Omicron cases, with most infections coming from abroad; Bennett convenes cabinet again to discuss possible new curbs

Environmental reporter Sue Surkes discusses energy conference, and Arab affairs correspondent Aaron Boxerman reports on Omicron in Gaza and West Bank and recent spate of stabbings

Transmission number climbs to 1.28; ministers, health officials to formulate plan for tightening restrictions on gatherings, public activities

Move comes as Omicron variant becoming dominant strain in US and is spurring new waves of infections globally

Debate deals with proposals to re-enact curbs on large gatherings, expand Green Pass to entire commerce sector; premier said pushing to bar unvaccinated kids from schools

CDC data shows some 650,000 Omicron cases across country in last a week, a six-fold increase in the variant's share of infections to become dominant strain

Prime minister warns Omicron may be twice as contagious as Delta variant, hints that he could pursue more restrictions to flatten curve once wave hits

Health and science correspondent Nathan Jeffay discusses COVID as well as autism research, while ToI editor David Horovitz looks at Christians in Israel and 'Hatikva' in Abu Dhabi

Salman Zarka says traces of Omicron found in sewage systems, while Sharon Alroy-Preis emphasizes need for vaccines as health officials address joint panel at Knesset