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Saturday, March 14, 2020
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Saturday, March 14, 2020
Lines outside grocery stores open on Shabbat as Israelis stock up
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleGroceries and mini-markets that are open on Shabbat are reporting a major run on products, with long lines sometimes forming outside, Army Radio says, as Israelis stock up amid the coronavirus crisis.
In Ashdod, police deployed outside a grocery store, it reports.
Authorities have stressed that there is no prospect of food shortages in Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israelis on Thursday there was “no reason to storm the supermarkets.”
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