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Saturday, January 23, 2021
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Saturday, January 23, 2021
PM to seek government approval to halt flights to and from Israel for 2 weeks
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Netanyahu will seek government approval tomorrow for his plan to stop incoming and outgoing flights to Israel for two weeks, due to fears of coronavirus mutations.
A statement from his office says he and other officials reached an initial agreement this evening to halt all passenger flights and only allow people who get approval from a government committee to go to Ben Gurion Airport.
The statement says the restrictions will come into force once approved by the government, though it isn’t immediately clear if a majority of ministers will back them.
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