95,000 Israelis added to unemployment rolls since Wednesday Another 95,000 Israelis went on unemployment as of Wednesday evening, Israel's Channel 13 reports.
WATCH: $12 billion in damages – virus threatens to crush Israel’s economy Israel's Finance Ministry estimates the damages from the coronavirus to reach $12 billion. The travel and airline industries have been hit first, i24News reports.
Israeli small businesses in dire straits due to coronavirus closures The government says it will spend NIS 3 billion in an effort to save this vital part of the country’s economy, but some ask 'Will it be enough?'
WATCH: Fears coronavirus could morph into something more deadly The coronavirus pandemic is being compared to the Spanish Flu of 1918.There are concerns that it could morph into something more deadly just as the Spanish Flu did.
Streets eerily empty as Israelis adapt to new ‘corona routine’ Israelis appear to be heeding dire warnings from Netanyahu and health officials; staying home to slow coronavirus spread.
Creeping toward curfew: Israel moving to lockdown in stages The prime minister announced that if people do not follow health guidelines he will have no choice but to order a complete shutdown to contain the coronavirus.
Israeli corona cases jump to 529, a rise of 22% The number of new cases is likely a result of the fact that more tests are being conducted.
WATCH: Bagpipe funeral song played at empty Walmart toilet paper aisle With Americans cleaning out toilet paper aisles across the country as coronavirus fears rise, The New Hampshire Police Association Pipes and Drums group decided to console themselves at one empty aisle after their trip to Ireland was cancelled.
WATCH: Young man only passenger on flight from Ben Gurion airport A 21-year-old named Ilan was the only passenger on a Norwegian Air International flight from Tel Aviv to Barcelona.
German virologist discovers new symptom of coronavirus German virologist discovered another symptom caused by the coronavirus.
Mossad brings in 100,000 coronavirus tests to Israel The Mossad pulled together 100,000 corona tests and shipped them to Israel.
Israel closes borders to all foreigners as coronavirus spreads Government order bars foreign nationals from entering Israel effective immediately as coronavirus infection rate skyrockets
All Knesset members to be tested for coronavirus The decision comes after two Knesset ministers were ordered into quarantine on Tuesday after being exposed to a carrier of the virus.
Knesset Speaker puts parliament on hold, outraging Blue and White The Knesset speaker halted plenum proceedings within a few minutes on Wednesday.
Coronavirus forces cancellation of Eurovision 2020 music competition Coronavirus pandemic forces iconic annual music extravaganza, won four times by Israel, to cancel for first time in its 64-year history.
WATCH: Daily Israel News Recap – March 18, 2020 Here is a recap of the top Israel news stories on March 18, 2020
Third Blue and White MK reportedly bucks partnership with Arab party MK Omer Yankelevitch is reportedly the third Blue and White party member to oppose partnership with the Joint List.
Hollywood hits the brakes: Movies open online as coronavirus closes cinemas As the coronavirus pandemic shutters cinemas across the globe, Universal Pictures embraces at-home streaming.
WATCH: Eurovision 2020 cancelled Jon Ola Sand, Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest, announced, to his regret, the cancellation of this year’s event in Rotterdam due to...
Joint List MK Yazbak: We want ‘to divest’ Israel of Judaism and Zionism Balad’s platform opposes a solely Jewish state and wants to see Israel defined as a state of all its citizens.
