Several leaks are coming out of the cabinet meeting about a plan for opening the country back up.
Channel 12 news reports that any possible easements on the lockdown will not come until next week at the earliest, when ministers will be able to look at the post-holiday numbers.
Finance Minister Israel Katz is demanding that businesses be allowed to open immediately with the end of the holiday on Sunday, according to reports.
According to Kan, he gets into an argument with Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, telling him that business owners cannot be held hostage by those refusing to keep the rules.
The station also reports that acting police commissioner Moti Cohen told the ministers that parts of the ultra-Orthodox community do not plan on ever falling in line with the lockdown, predicting many more confrontations on Saturday. That day is the holiday of Simchat Torah, normally marked with raucous gatherings and sometimes heavy drinking.
A plan presented by coronavirus czar Ronni Gamzu to increase fines significantly also faces opposition, according to the report.
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