Cabinet approves fines, 6-month prison sentences for violators of new ordinances

An updated version of the new emergency guidelines, which will take effect at 5 p.m., details the punishments Israelis will receive for violating them.

Anyone who leaves his home for a reason not permitted by the ordinances, is in a place he’s not allowed to be or prays somewhere outside his home is subject to a NIS 500 fine or six months’ imprisonment.

An Israeli who operates public transportation in violation of the ordinances can be fined NIS 5,000 or be imprisoned for six months.

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