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Israelis and Palestinians unite against common enemy

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Published: 21 April 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Government and mayors of Arab municipalities working on joint plans to contain the virus ahead of Ramadan; two Arab Israeli towns put on lockdown

IDF, Arab Israelis join forces against COVID-19 ahead of Ramadan (Al-Monitor)
SHLOMI ELDAR: The Israeli central government and mayors of Arab Israeli municipalities are working together on plans to contain the novel coronavirus ahead of the Ramadan festivities

Two Arab Israeli towns declared ‘restricted area’ amid fears of fresh outbreak (Times of Israel)
Adjacent communities of Deir al-Asad and Bi’ina in northern Israel put on lockdown for seven days as confirmed infections in locality skyrocket, possibly due to opening of test centre

Deir al-Asad, Bi'ina placed under coronavirus lockdown (Jerusalem Post)
The lockdown will begin at 8am on Saturday and continue for one week

Photo: A Jewish Magen David Adom volunteer stands next to a Muslim MDA volunteer (Mohamd Alnbare/MDA)
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