Health Ministry said set to recommend extending travel restrictions by 10 days

9 December 2021, 7:38 pm

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Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has called another meeting for 8:30 p.m. on the potential extension of COVID-19 restrictions at Ben Gurion Airport, with the Haaretz daily reporting that the Health Ministry will likely recommend a 10-day extension of the travel rules.

In a meeting earlier today, Bennett reportedly pushed for a lockdown on the unvaccinated that would also prevent them from leaving or entering the country. Ministry representatives reportedly rejected the offer, calling it “disproportionate.”

Foreigners are currently barred from entering the country besides exceptional cases, and vaccinated or recovered Israelis must enter quarantine that can end upon two negative test results, one upon arrival and another after 72 hours.