Defense Ministry says Blue and White leader does not need to quarantine since nurse was not next to him during successful back operation

PM trades barbs with proposal's sponsor Yair Lapid, calls him a 'dictator'; opposition chief fires back: 'We can see the sweat from here, you know... you’ll end up in jail'

Amid rise in launches of incendiary airborne devices from Palestinian enclave, PM suggests Iran linked to uptick

Friction on southern border intensifies as IEDs reportedly flown into Israel, alongside rash of arson inflatables

With standoff over state budget threatening to send Israel to fresh elections, Opposition Leader Lapid says 'all that occupies' PM is the criminal indictments against him

Senior officials from Likud and Blue and White blame each other over impasse sparked by budget dispute, Kan reports, as speculation over new elections continues to escalate

Defense Minister Gantz says Biological Research Institute will move to next phase after Jewish high holidays

Proposal backed by Yamina's Ayelet Shaked rejected 71-5; Likud lawmakers stay away from plenum after coalition whip warns voting for it could trigger new elections

Israel Katz declares he's not aware of such a proposal -- which reports have attributed to Netanyahu -- and at any rate, 'I don't think we should do that'

PM warns outbreak could yet rise 'to numbers we won't be able to handle,' says country must work to bring down infections, cut off transmission chains