After an overzealous relaxing of restrictions, the numbers crept up steadily starting in late May to a mid-July total of almost 2,000 new cases per day.

Transportation Minister Miri Regev instructed her ministry to produce a plan to resume flights between Israel, Greece, Cyprus and other “Green” states: those with a low coronavirus infection rate.

"We will check and only if all the professionals involved agree will we make the decision," he said.

The job of ambassador to Russia was put on hold partly because Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu considered a political appointment to the position.

However, they notably did not mention any timeline for Israel to apply sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria as the plan allows.

On Tuesday, Israel's new coronavirus czar rolled out a strategic plan for combating the spread of the pandemic. Here are the key aspects of the plan:

A 3rd presidential debate will be held in Nashville on Oct. 22. A debate between Vice President Pence and the yet unnamed Democratic vice presidential nominee will be held in Salt Lake City on Oct. 7

On July 9, the Supreme Court in a 7-2 vote rejected his argument that he was immune from state criminal probes while in the White House. .