Health officials warn: If Israel reaches 1,200-1,500 serious COVID-19 cases, complete lockdown will be needed.

Israel's ambassador to the UN recalls some of the most memorable moments of 2021. 'When others see us, they will join our circle of peace.'

A grenade was thrown last night at the home of a senior Defense Ministry official who lives in Sderot. The possibility that the incident may have been caused by a conflict that started about a year and a half ago due to a parking dispute is being investigated.

Young Arab is caught In camera setting fire to a building in which Jewish families live.

Haim Bibas, chairman of the Federation of Local Authorities in Israel, sent a letter to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett this evening (Saturday evening)."It is impossible to control the number of people who will be infected, vaccinated and unvaccinated alike. Vaccination is Inly important to keep the most important figure - the number of people seriously ill - from spiking. There is no meaning to a city being a red zone or not because at this rate, everywhere will be red in a week," he wrote. "Therefore, the education system must remain open and functional. Children should not have to go looking for tests daily the millions of testing kits we have should be distributed in schools where they belong," Bibas advised.

An 80-year-old woman was seriously injured in a fire that broke out In Malachi Street in Petah Tikva. MDA paramedics evacuated her to Sheba Hospital in Tel Hashomer with burns In all parts of her body.

Two bus drivers were recently injured by stones thrown by Palestinians in the area of the Hizma checkpoint north of Jerusalem.One of the drivers, 28, was evacuated by MDA to the hospital with glass shards in his face and an injury to his hand. The other driver, 55, was likewise hit in the face but did not require hospitalization.

Data from the Ministry of Education shows 7,911 students diagnosed with COVID-19. 51,703 students and 2,246 educational staff are in quarantine.