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Sunday, October 11, 2020
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Sunday, October 11, 2020
Cop recorded saying police were ignoring virus violations in Haredi city contracts COVID
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTzahi Halfon, the police commander in the ultra-Orthodox settlement of Modiin Illit, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Hebrew media reports.
The diagnosis comes days after Israeli television aired a recording of Halfon telling a local Haredi representative that police have turned a blind eye to violations of the coronavirus lockdown in Modiin Illit aka Kiryat Sefer.
Modiin Illit, which has a population of 75,000 people, has 2,869 active coronavirus cases, behind only Jerusalem and Bnei Brak for the third most of any locality in Israel.
סנ"צ חלפון במהלך הטיפול בשריפות ביום שישי. ללא מסכה https://t.co/6SmjzJ3q4E pic.twitter.com/fZtrMHr0xq
— שחר גליק Shahar Glick (@glick_sh) October 11, 2020
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