Ministers will also ask to approve limiting gatherings in open places to 20, in closed places to 10.

In a letter sent to all IDF troops, the head of the army's Technology and Logistics division Colonel Itzik Turgeman stressed the importance of the soldiers' adherence to the basic regulations of the Ministry of Health in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus."Despite the increase in the number of cases and those in isolation within the IDF, the level of morbidity is similar to that of the rest of the population and we must act to stop the coronavirus from spreading," Turgeman wrote."Together, while adhering to the guidelines of wearing masks, keeping social distance, and observing personal hygiene, we will stop the spread of the virus and maintain our health and fitness," he concluded.

Shootings rise significantly in New York this year as anti-police sentiment surges.

Knesset member Gideon Saar (Likud) has expressed dismay at the decisions being made surrounding the spread of the coronavirus."It see no logic in the decisions being made and the tightening of restrictions," Saar said."I have a hard time finding a logical order in what is being done. These decisions will ly exacerbate the damage to the economy it is doubtful if they will achieve the desired effect," Saar added.

The United Kingdom's Court of Appeal has ruled that Shamima Begum should be permitted to return to the UK to appeal in person the government's decision to strip her of her British citizenship, the BBC reports.Begum, now 20, left London to join ISIS when she was just 15, along with two friends. She eventually reached Raqqa where she married a Dutch covert to Islam and had three children - all of which subsequently died.In 2019, the UK Home Secretary, then Sajid Javid, revoked her citizenship security grounds. Begum was then in a Syrian refugee camp where she remains to this day.In its response to the ruling, the British Home Office said it was "very disappointing" and that it would "apply for permission to appeal."

Following a report in the NY Times that the United States is considering banning members of the Chinese Communist Party from entering the U.S., a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said that "if [the report] is true, I think that it is utterly pathetic."The BBC reports that Hua Chunying then added that, "We know that some in the US are oppressing China and bullying China. As an independent sovereign state, China must respond to the bullying practices and we must say no, we must ... take reactive moves to it."Foreign policy experts have said that if the United States imposes a ban, it would almost certainly lead to China taking retaliatory action against Americans in China.Around seven percent of the Chinese population - equivalent to approximately 92 million people - belong to the CCP. Membership is essential for anyone who has career ambitions in China, in almost all fields.

The trial surrounding the firebombing of a house that caused the death of a baby and its two parents in the Arab village of Duma took a dramatic turn when two Arab witnesses to the event described it completely differently in media interviews than it is described in the criminal charge.This development has led the court to indefinitely postpone its sentencing in the case which was supposed to happen this week. Amiram Ben-Uliel was convicted of the firebombing and state prosecutors are seeking a punishment of three life sentences plus forty more years in prison.

Former Defense Minister and head of the Yamina party Naftali Bennett has leveled severe criticism against the government in its handling of the coronavirus."The decision of the corona cabinet to impose an extensive weekend closure starting tomorrow morning is detached from reality, illogical and destructive. Because of this rushed decision, hundreds of hotel reservations for this coming weekend have been canceled. Terrible damage, and unnecessary!" Bennett wrote."The data teaches us that about two-thirds of infections occur in homes, within the family. Yet 95% of patients are sent to their resdiences! There is almost no infection trips. There are almost no infections among beachgoers. Very few infections in restaurants with a purple mark. The government is in a panic, firing wildly without rhyme or reason," Bennett added."Instead of bickering about swimming pool closures, the government should be sending patients to corona hotels, increasing tests, and training thousands more contact investigators. Public trust is a precious resource, and it is nearly exhausted. There is no logic here. No e is presenting a solid plan, an exit strategy from the lockdown. The public has the feeling of passengers a bus heading for a cliff, with the two drivers quarreling among themselves. I call Prime Minister Netanyahu to wake up. immediately!," Bennett concluded.