Published: 14 September 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Israeli government to impose second Covid-19 national lockdown (Guardian)
Three-week lockdown will make Israel the first country to reimpose such stringent restrictions on a national scale
Coronavirus lockdown testifies to Netanyahu's failure, and could last much longer (Haaretz)
AMOS HAREL: Unlike the first wave, the Israeli public isn't on board, and a growing infection rate overshadows the prime minister's latest diplomatic wins
Opposition leaders slam reimposition of lockdown, say government failed (Times of Israel)
Bennett warns three-week closure over Jewish holidays will deal economic ‘hammer blow’ to many Israelis; deputy head of restaurant group says may keep some eateries open in protest
Over 50% of haredim say trust in government harmed during coronavirus - survey (Jerusalem Post)
The survey was published in light of the resignation of Housing and Construction Minister Ya'acov Litzman (United Torah Judaism) on Sunday morning.
Record coronavirus infections endanger Israeli health system, report says (Haaretz)
Coronavirus information centre says hospitals are reaching their saturation point, warning specifically of lengthy prayers as High Holy Days near
Photo: A man walks in an alley inside Jerusalem's Old City as shops are closed, March 27 (Ammar Awad/Reuters)
