Netanyahu, Gantz said close to agreement to extend lockdown into next week

Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz are close to an agreement to extend the national lockdown until Sunday or Monday, Channel 13 reports.

The network says Gantz may be on the verge of agreeing to an extension in exchange for a pilot program to reopen businesses around the country.

A man wearing a face mask in Jerusalem, on February 4, 2021 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

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