After the government succumbed to pressure and withdrew from the intention to impose a curfew on the red cities, now the ministers have taken another step back • Following pressure from the heads of the authorities and representatives of the ultra-Orthodox public, the limited night curfew will not apply today.
Closed in the city of Beitar Illit
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Jonathan Saul
After the Ministerial Committee decided last night that a night closure will be imposed on 40 red cities across the country, today (Monday) it already appears that there has been another delay in the fight against the spread of the corona in Israel, after it was finally decided that the night curfew will not begin today.
The decision not to carry out a curfew from tonight comes after Prime Minister Netanyahu succumbed to pressure from the ultra-Orthodox last night and refrained from imposing a closure on the red cities.
According to the outline, the night closure was scheduled to begin between 7:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. As part of the night-time closure restrictions, it will be permitted to move only up to 500 meters from the house, except in special cases. Businesses will close except for essential businesses starting at 7 p.m. The formal education system will be closed in all red cities, even in the 8 new red cities, the education system will be closed from Tuesday in order to give preparation time. Informal education frameworks will work.
