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Israel imposes overnight curfews as virus deaths pass 1,000

by Associated Press
| September 6, 2020 1:03 PM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced overnight curfews on some 40 cities and towns hit hard by the coronavirus, but backed away from reported recommendations for full lockdowns after an uproar by politically powerful religious politicians.

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