Moshe Bar Siman-Tov defends work of Health Minister Litzman, accused of catching COVID-19 after flouting isolation rules; IDF to take over old age homes amid fear of mass outbreak

Gedalyahu Ben Shimon asserts lockdown will boost infection’s spread among residents; police continue crackdown on illegal prayer gathering in ultra-Orthodox communities

Military says only commanders and soldiers serving in West Bank settlements will carry weapons, as IDF takes on complicated new mission among Israeli civilians

In unexplained reversal, troops will carry weapons as they help officers throughout the country beginning Sunday; servicemen to come from 8 training companies

Prime Minister's Office confirms operation, but refuses to say where the equipment was purchased

Deal struck between prime minister and defense minister will have military ensure at-risk population has access to necessities, as well as basic human interaction

Military establishes its own coronavirus testing lab to check hundreds of soldiers a day in a bid to relieve pressure on civilian facilities

Officials deny claim that equipment, brought to Israel by the spy agency from an undisclosed country, did not answer the needs of the medical system

Patient at beachfront property hails quality of care, while ultra-Orthodox arrivals from NY said quarantined at Jerusalem facility, instead of at home, due to Brooklyn outbreak

Spy agency reportedly planning to import some 4 million more in coming days, but senior health official says swabs, not kits, needed