Police said to have issued over 6,000 fines for masks this month

Police have handed out 6,600 fines this month to Israelis not wearing masks in public as required by coronavirus regulations, the Ynet news site reports.

The report says that with the weekend starting, police will this evening hold a large enforcement operation, focusing on event halls and bars.

Israelis sit at a bar in Jerusalem on May 27, 2020 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

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