Israel orders third nationwide lockdown over Covid

Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza are dealing with coronavirus outbreak, leading to proposals and measures intended to curb its spread and mitigate the economic ramifications of the crisis by both Israeli and Palestinian authorities.

Israel is severely limiting the entry of foreigners into the country as cases continue to spike. Starting Wednesday, Israelis returning from abroad will be obligated to enter a 14-day quarantine, or ten days if they twice test negative for COVID.

Israel currently has 31,716 active cases; 3,170 people have died. There are 14,894 active cases in the West Bank and 1,033 deaths, and in Gaza, 9,574 active cases and 283 deaths.

The government approved the regulations for Israel's next coronavirus lockdown Friday morning by telephone conference.
The lockdown will take effect on Sunday at 5:00 P.M. and stay in effect for 14 days, until January 9.