Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid spoke with Alexander Schallenberg, his counterpart from Austria tonight, emphasizing the deep relationship between their two countries and the possibilities for strengthening their ties even further.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett set out three directives at the coronavirus cabinet meeting: - Instead of asking what needs to be closed, ask how we can keep something open. - Give the public as much time as possible to prepare for any changes to avoid surprises and stressing them and to rebuild trust in the government. - Stay up to date In the state of affairs throughout Israel, especially with regards to business owners, to understand their needs and adjust policies accordingly.

Police Minister says violence which followed jailing of former president could leave parts of country without food.

The chairman of the United Torah Judaism party, MK Moshe Gafni, spoke out about to a report according to which the students at religious Zionist institutions will be excluded from Lieberman's budget cuts."The cat is out of the bag. Students from religious Zionist schools will continue to be subsidized in day care centers, and students from the Haredi public will not be. Lieberman, Bennett and their partners hate Haredim, and what they are doing is wrong in every way."

The cabinet has voted to accept the Prime Minister and Minister of Health's proposal to shorten quarantine to 7 days.

An 80-year-old man in Sderot has been hospitalized with intermediate injuries after being struck by a car.

PM Bennett: Don't say what to close but how to open, prepare moves well in advance so as not to surprise people.

MK Bezalel Smotrich, leader of the Religious Zionism party, attacked the decision to exclude religious Zionist students from Lieberman's new subsidy guidelines. 'On the eve of Tisha B'Av, Bennett and Shaked are trying to sow more separation and controversy, this time between religious Zionism and the Haredi public. You will not succeed. No matter what color kippah (skullcap) we wear, remain united against those who would surrender to terrorism, and at the same time deride those who study the Torah."