Netanyahu: “We will also close the land crossings

Netanyahu visits the vaccine plant

(Photo: Roi Idan )

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who toured a vaccine plant in Sderot at noon (Wednesday), referred to the possibility of extending the closure: “We will decide according to the disease state how long it will last.” In addition to the closure of Ben Gurion Airport, the Prime Minister announced that also The land crossings – Including the Jordan Bridges – will be closed: “We will also extend the sealing of our borders. We may need legislation for that. I look forward to this issue and the gradual exit from the quarantine.” At the same time, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri announced that the move is expected to take effect tomorrow at 06:00 until Sunday.

The crossings that will be closed: the Jordan River, Taba and the Arava. The Allenby Crossing will remain open to the residents of Judea and Samaria. “Given the ambiguity and as part of the joint effort to prevent the spread of the corona virus,” Deri said, “I must close the overland crossings until the issue is clarified.”

During his visit to the vaccine plant, Netanyahu also referred to the spread of the British mutation. Contrary to writing inAMN report, Where it was argued that the spread in the country could not be prevented – said the Prime Minister: “We managed to stop the British mutation And we have to make sure that no new mutations come in that we don’t even know about. “

Netanyahu was asked whether, in light of the morbidity data, the election should be postponed: “I do not want any need to postpone it. I think the opposite is true.” In addition, he was asked to address allegations of unequal enforcement: “Guidelines should be adhered to and when that does not happen we use all means – including the use of force if necessary.”

Yesterday it was reported on Ynet that despite the closure of Ben Gurion Airport and the fact that private jets can still take off and land, Israel’s land border crossings with Jordan and Egypt also remain open – and Israeli citizens can return through them and enter isolation. All of these are joined by thousands of Palestinians To Israel and back to their homes in Judea and Samaria.

The land border crossings remain open due to the legal complexity of the issue, which requires legislation – since the entry of Israelis into the country is protected by a Basic Law. The head of the Population Directorate, Shlomo Mor Yosef, warned about this loophole to the corona projector, Prof. Nachman Ash, and discussions are currently taking place in the government regarding its correction.

The Taba crossing in Eilat is closed for exit to Egypt by order of the Minister of the Interior, but is not closed for Israelis to enter. As for Jordan, there was no need for an order to prevent it from leaving, because it was not really necessary – those who left the country for Jordan were mainly Arab-Israeli students, in the period before the closure. In theory, however, an Israeli citizen who cannot reach Israel via Ben Gurion Airport can fly to Jordan and Egypt, travel by car to land borders – and return to Israel.

Inside such, This morning the Ministry of Health updated Because 7,737 Israelis have been found positive for the corona virus in the past day. The rate of positive tests remains high at 9.6% out of 83,367 tests for the virus. From midnight to this hour another 1,087 carriers have been diagnosed.

The number of patients currently active is 76,708, of whom 1,141 are in critical condition. 393 of them in critical condition, and 311 respirators. 4,513 people died in the plague outbreak in the country.

In Jerusalem 14,249 active patients, In Bnei Brak 4,934, In Modi’in Illit 3,113, In Beit Shemesh 2,542, in Petach Tikva 2,301, In Tel Aviv-Yafo 2,009, In Ashdod 1,844, In Beitar Illit 1,336, In Haifa 1,265, In Netanya 1,228, Baled 1,220, in Rish’on Le’Tzion 1,216, In Holon 1,079, in Be’er Sheva 1,060, In the streets 983.

The data also show that 2,768,202 people have so far received the first dose of the vaccine – 27.44% of the total population. The second vaccine dose has already been received by 1,377,803, ie 10.79%.

According to the Ministry of Health, 86.6% of those aged 90 and over were vaccinated in the first dose. 63.5% of the population of this age were also vaccinated in the second dose. 73.6% of those aged 60-69 were vaccinated in the first dose, of whom 51.3% received the second dose. The young are also vaccinated: 23.2% of Israelis aged 30-39 were vaccinated in the first dose, and 7.9% of them also received the second dose.

For now, the third closure, which was extended this week, is expected to end on Sunday – and the distance restrictions and the ban on gatherings will be lifted – if by Friday the Knesset plenum does not discuss extending the regulations and approving them.

The proposal for the closure regulations was decided in the plenum after the chairman of the Knesset committee, MK Eitan Ginzburg, decided not to convene the committee headed by him to discuss it. The repeal of the quarantine regulations, if not extended, will also be of great significance to those who have violated the traffic and crowd restrictions in the past week – as all reports of violating these guidelines, issued since the quarantine was extended on January 21, will be repealed.

One of the controversies concernsThe bill to increase fines, Which will mainly affect the ultra-Orthodox educational institutions that are still opening. It was approved by the Corona Cabinet a long time ago, but was delayed due to ultra-Orthodox pressure.

On Tuesday, a few hours after the law was approved in the first reading in the Knesset plenum, Blue and White Speaker and Defense Minister Bnei Gantz informed the Likud that until the bill is finally approved in the second and third readings – His party will not allow the passage of regulations blockade.

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