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During a demonstration in Bnei Brak, an organization of protesters marched through the streets, and Haaretz reported daily that it was noted that families with suitcases were returning home in the domain, under the canopy of protests.
A video showed protesters burning a garbage container in the middle of the street and the Hebrew media reported that some of them were “Nazi” policemen.
Police said a man in his 20s was arrested for allegedly disturbing public order.
A representative of Bnei Brak’s network, Avraham Zilbershlag, defended the demonstration by saying, “The demonstration aims to express the feeling of pain at the destructive consequences of closure, which damage the institutions, economy and well-being of the inhabitants. “
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Hundreds of others also attended a demonstration at Kikar Hashabbat in Jerusalem, a major crossroads in an ultra-Orthodox district of the city.
It was also reported that non-Haredi Israelis were using lagoons to circumvent the one-kilometre limit.
“Suddenly, everyone is a member of the medical staff or has an older grandmother who wants help,” police said at a checkpoint in the northern town of Kiryat Shmona in Ynet, referring to other exemptions to restrictions.
Anti-government protesters also piled up Sunday night against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outdoors in his official jerusalem apartment and personal home in Caesarea.
Coronavirus cases in Israel have increased in recent months, and Professor Ronni Gamzu, who leads the government’s response, said Sunday that the numbers were reaching “emergency” grades that could see the six hundred Israelis die from the virus according to the month.
The three-week closure, which requires the closure of many companies and sets strict limits on public movements and meetings, will continue with other vital devoted festivals, adding Yom Kippur and Succot.