Ultra-Orthodox Jews attend the funeral of Rabbi Mordechai Leifer from their balconies in the port city of Ashdod, Israel, on October 5. , died a
Israeli police clash with protesters at a demonstration opposed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on 6 October. Protests continued despite the government’s ban on large public rallies, adding anti-Netanyahu protests. The sign reads: “B
Israel, which has imposed the second strictest blockade in the world, will loosen some restrictions this weekend.
After a four-week blockade, by adding the travel ban to more than a third of a mile from home, the country has reduced its number of infections.
On 30 September, the Israeli Ministry of Health reported that there were 9,013 new cases, among the highest infection rates in the world, in line with the population, and Thursday 1608 new cases.
The Israeli cupboard voted Friday to partially ease the country’s closure from Sunday. Earlier this week, the country lifted the ban abroad and banned Israelis from demonstrating in teams of more than 20 people. Critics have accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of seeking Months of outdoor protests from his residence. Protesters demanded his resignation on corruption charges.
The ban on public protests resulted in the opposite result, prompting thousands of others to protest against Netanyahu and banning protests as protests spread across the country.
Jerusalem’s top 3 holy sites, the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Western Wall and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, will reopen the general public with measures of estating, the prime minister said in a statement.
People will be allowed to move unrestricted and move into each other’s homes, limiting meetings to 10 others indoors and 20 outside. Israel will also reopen bes and national parks.
Stores can function without consumers in the store. Restaurants will not offer food indoors, but will sell takeout. Public shipping will operate at 50% capacity.
Most schools will remain closed, but kindergartens and kindergartens will reopen for children up to 6 years of age. An organization of scientists at the Hebrew University concluded that children up to the age of 10 are less likely to transmit the virus.
But the Israeli teachers’ union opposes reopening, saying the government has given no guarantees that it will be done safely or that it will be provided to preschool and kindergarten teachers who are at home with their own school-age children number one.
“We that this is a mistake and that classes have not been learned from the hasty exit of the first lock,” when infections increase among schoolchildren, the guild said in a statement.
In a public Facebook post, Israel’s ultra-Orthodox interior minister, Aryeh Deri, protested Friday against restrictions on giant marriages, a component of ultra-Orthodox Jewish life.
Several cities with predominantly ultra-Orthodox populations will continue to have restrictions as they continue to suffer the highest infection rates. Some Orthodox communities mocked the blockade and organized giant demonstrations for Jewish holidays, increasing the rate of the virus in Israel.