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AG asked to probe minister who breached lockdown; Shin Bet head accused of violation

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Published: 9 October 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Gila Gamliel, who travelled 150km from Tel Aviv to Tiberias, is not cooperating with police; Nadav Argaman, head of Shin Bet, accused of infraction; Sara Netanyahu denies she made mask video to get haircut

Police ask A-G to green light probe of Gila Gamliel after corona violation (Jerusalem Post)
Gamliel found herself in hot water after violating lockdown restrictions by travelling some 150 kilometres from her Tel Aviv home to Tiberias

Head of Shin Bet, agency that tracks virus carriers, said to violate lockdown (Times of Israel)
With reported infraction, Nadav Argaman joins growing list of officials accused of ignoring the COVID-19 rules they are urging the public to follow

TV: PM’s wife made mask video as ‘excuse’ to get haircut in breach of lockdown (Times of Israel)
Sources quoted saying drivers have previously brought hairdresser to premier’s residence to cut Sara Netanyahu’s hair: Netanyahu family deny report

To hell with public trust and personal example (Ynet)
The prime minister's complete silence over Likud minister Gila Gamliel's lockdown breach and her lies about it prove once again that Benjamin Netanyahu is not even capable of keeping up the façade of true leadership

There's a war outside, and Netanyahu has gone missing (Haaretz)
ALUF BENN: The once omnipresent prime minister has retreated into his Balfour bunker during the major COVID-19 crisis, leaving a leadership vacuum

Photo: Left, MK Gila Gamliel (Marc Israel Sellem), and SHin Bet head Nadav Argaman (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
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