Health minister cautions over 'dramatic' rise in new cases ■ Knesset shuttered after lawmaker tests positive ■ Some schools shut over outbreak fears to reopen next week

Study of naming traditions shows First Temple-period biblical authors knew a lot about what was going on in Judah, but were less informed on the neighboring kingdom of Israel

Heiko Maas also set to confer with Palestinian leadership over video after Israel cited coronavirus quarantine orders to prevent him from visiting West Bank

Likud ministers are talking about another election as a plain fact. The only question, they say, is whether it will be held in the winter or spring

Protestors threw stones at police forces and vehicles including a bus whose windows were shattered

So, too, is declaring an independent Palestinian state in West Bank, says attorney Joel Singer

Legal counsel responds to petition demanding decisions made remotely during coronavirus crisis be published; High Court to hear Haaretz petition calling for cabinet meeting transcripts this week

Refugee aid organisations said they were unaware that such a service was available, and that no clear eligibility criteria was provided