Ruling party vows to oust coronavirus committee head Yifat Shasha-Biton for resisting PM's pressure not to overturn cabinet decision; Blue and White says it will allow ouster

Likud official warns that party colleague who chairs committee will be removed if panel overturns restrictions; MKs have been told only 35 people contracted COVID-19 at gyms

Employment Service reports 1,593 newly unemployed since Thursday; data shows 847,968 people jobless, of whom 576,164 are on unpaid leave, with unemployment at 21%

Cops arrest several demonstrators, use riders on horseback and pepper spray to disperse crowds as traffic stalls on a number of major roads

Demonstrators at 'non-partisan' rally decry insufficient financial support to small business owners, independents, amid ongoing coronavirus crisis

Organizers, police call on protesters to observe social distancing rules, wear masks; 'We are aware of the protesters' desire to make their cries and their pain heard'

Netanyahu's office describes sit-down on coronavirus economic crisis as 'positive' while representative for businesses calls it 'charged'; sides agree on weekly meetings

Lockdowns come into effect in neighborhoods in five towns and cities; death toll at 351, with 130 patients in serious condition, including 42 on ventilators

Netanyahu to meet with organizers of Saturday night demonstration amid mounting anger at government over failure to help battered businesses weather pandemic

Parts of Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Lod, Ramle, Kiryat Malachi become 'restricted zones' for 7 days; capital's mayor says closures will cause 'mass infections'