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Israel to set new nationwide lockdown as virus cases surge

by Associated Press
| September 13, 2020 11:30 AM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced a new countrywide lockdown will be imposed amid a stubborn surge in coronavirus cases, with schools and parts of the economy expected to shut down in a bid to bring down infection rates.

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