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Beitar Illit

In a late-night move Tuesday night the Israeli Ministerial Committee tasked with declaring “restricted zones” in the current coronavirus crisis decided to impose closure on the observant Jewish city of Beitar Illit, located at the western edge of Gush Etzion.

News of the decision was sent out shortly before midnight in a joint communique shortly before midnight by the Prime Minister’s Office and the Health Ministry.

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The ministerial committee authorized the military commander of Judea and Samaria to declare the municipal area of Betar Ilit as a restricted zone for seven days, from 8 am Wednesday (July 8) until 8 am Wednesday July 15. (Update: The lockdown will begin at 1 PM, to give residents slightly more time to prepare.)

Entry into, and exit from, Beitar Illit will be restricted, as will be movement and businesses within the city itself, according to the text of the decision.

This is a developing story.


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Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.