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Thursday, October 8, 2020
IDF chief violated lockdown by hosting relatives, sorry for ‘misunderstanding’
IDF chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi is the latest Israeli official to flout coronavirus restrictions, Channel 12 news reports.
On Friday, Sukkot eve, Kohavi hosted his inlaws at his home, the network says — against virus regulations.
The military says in the statement that the inlaws, who live three houses away from the military chief and his wife, came to visit and sat in the yard, with masks and social distancing. The military says this was the result of a misunderstanding, with the family thinking meeting in open spaces was allowed.
“The chief of staff is sorry for [the incident] and accepts responsibility.”
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