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The empty arrival hall at the Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on February 3, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
Entry to Israel was expected to be limited to 200 citizens per day starting next week, as top ministers agreed to further tighten travel restrictions, aimed at preventing new strains of the coronavirus from reaching the country, that have left thousands of Israelis stranded abroad.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein and Transportation Minister Miri Regev decided on the measure after they met Monday to discuss the looming expiration of an order requiring all those who arrive from abroad to quarantine in state-run hotels.