More than 30,000 people were notified to quarantine since Thursday
Palestinians, wearing protective facemasks, walk through the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City on July 3, 2020, during the novel coronavirus pandemic.Israel said Sunday it has ordered thousands of people into quarantine after a contentious phone surveillance program resumed while Palestinians in the West Bank returned to life under lockdown amid a surge in coronavirus cases in both areas.
“We are in a state of emergency,” he said, adding that Israel would need to further clamp down to rein in the virus. The contentious tactic was used when the outbreak first emerged earlier this year, and when civil rights groups challenged it in the country’s Supreme Court, the court threatened to halt its use unless it was put under legislative oversight. The Israeli Knesset has since done so twice using temporary legislation, most recently Wednesday.
Netanyahu, who was largely seen as having capably handled the first wave, has suffered in public opinion polls more recently. On Sunday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas extended a state of emergency in the territory for 30 days, a measure that allows officials to impose additional virus restrictions, including extending lock downs, banning movement between cities and deploying security forces.
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