The El Al company has announced that it will not be renewing any of its contracts at least until the end of August.In addition, its staff members have received an announcement that whoever has been sent unpaid leave will definitely not be returning to work until that date.

Former Accountant-General at the Treasury, Professor Yaron Zelicha, has attacked the government's management of the coronavirus crisis."They're a gang of stupid idiots, and the sooner they stop meddling with [things they don't understand] the better," he said.

Lieutenant-General (Res.) Shalom Eisner has been appointed by Jerusalem mayor Moshe Leon to direct the city's coronavirus response.

A staff member who worked in 25 separate preschools has been diagnosed with coronavirus.Hundreds of children and dozens of fellow staff members have now been ordered into isolation.

The Director-General of the Treasury, Keren Traner, has refused to comment the going controversy around the budget, with many voices calling for a two-year budget to be passed rather than e for just a single year."This is a political decision, not a professional e," she told Kan News.

MK Zvi Hauser has expressed the view that the six billion shekels the Prime Minister announced yesterday would be handed out to citizens would be better transferred to the Health Ministry, in order to fund preparations for the expected "second wave" of the coronavirus this winter."We are likely to be facing an unprecedented challenge this winter, with a combination of coronavirus and tens of thousands of people suffering from seasonal flu," he said. "This will severely tax the health system. It could even be compared to a meteor that we know is about to make a crash landing in another three months. We should be focusing that instead," he concluded.

Deputy of Hamas 'political bureau' says spy who fled Gaza does not possess important information that could endanger Hamas.

Rabbis from the Tzohar rabbinic organization are are organizing a special evening of broadcasts in which they will be discussing the effects of the coronavirus crisis Judaism, along with other burning issues of the day.Along with Tzohar rabbis, several prominent journalists will be participating in the event, which will be broadcast next week.