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Israel approves week-long shutdown of Ben-Gurion Airport
Israel approves week-long shutdown of Ben-Gurion Airport
The unprecedented move is intended to keep out dangerous variants of the virus and buy time for the country’s vaccination drive.
A lone traveler at the almost empty Ben-Gurion International Airport on Jan. 24, 2021. Photo by Flash90.
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(January 25, 2021 / JNS) The Israeli government on Monday approved a Cabinet decision to close Israel’s skies to all arrivals for a week, with the aim of keeping out dangerous mutations of the COVID-19 virus and safeguarding the country’s vaccination drive. The shutdown is set to begin at midnight on Monday and remain in effect until Jan. 31, according to a government statement.