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Israel tightens second lockdown as coronavirus cases soar

by Associated Press
| September 24, 2020 1:06 PM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Thursday moved to further tighten its second countrywide lockdown as coronavirus cases continued to soar, ordering all nonessential businesses to close and requiring people to stay within 1,000 meters (yards) of their homes.

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