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Reports: PM looking at canceling lockdowns on cities after Haredi anger
Amid harsh Haredi criticism of the planned lockdowns of several Israeli towns due to high virus infections rates — among them several big ultra-Orthodox towns — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering canceling the closures and replacing them with tighter restrictions, according to Hebrew media reports.
Netanyahu is reportedly in talks with the heads of the Haredi parties to try to agree on alternatives to the lockdowns.
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