Government watchdog says reported misuse of malware raises serious questions about balance between individual liberties and law enforcement's investigative needs; attorney-general also looking into allegations
Military says it has some 5,000 active COVID patients, while thousands more are in quarantine, however, most of them are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms; IDF is set to ask Health Ministry to shorten soldiers' quarantine period
Health Ministry says January has so far seen 253 virus patients in serious condition, compared to 161 in December; 79.3% of Israelis live in cities classified as 'red' as contagion rate reaches 12.31%
Former minister Yuval Steinitz from Likud tells Ynet that Health Ministry experts assume Omicron is less dangerous without scientific data to prove it, calls on government to implement a 'flexible' lockdown to save country
Analysis: Despite Israel's participation at COP26 in Glasgow and PM's promises of how the country is going to lead the world in battle against climate crisis, only 5 months ago, ministers were claiming that adhering to UN emissions goal is nearly impossible