Schools start reopening in Israel as lockdown eases

Schools in Israel began reopening Thursday after more than six-weeks of being shut down due to the country's coronavirus restrictions.

Kindergartens and lower elementary school classes opened in cities with low infection rates, returning around one-fifth of the country's pupils to school.

Middle schools and high schools remained closed.

Israel's health ministry has recorded over 706,000 cases of the coronavirus and 5,233 deaths.