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Police will not fight families who force way to cemeteries on Memorial Day
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePolice will reportedly not actively enforce an order banning bereaved families from cemeteries who wish to visit the graves of their loved ones on Memorial Day next week.
According to reports in Haaretz and Kan, while police will set up roadblocks to block access to the cemeteries, if families try to force their way in, they will not use physical force to stop them.
The decision is part of an agreement with the Yad Labanim association of families who lost loved ones in military service.
The head of Yad Labanim says he does not think many families will break lockdown rules shutting the cemeteries in order to pay respects.
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