Following a cabinet decision the night before, Israel on Sunday eased restrictions on air travel to the country, enabling thousands of citizens to return home and doing away with the need to stay in state-run quarantine hotels.
Israel’s land and air gateways have been largely closed since January 25, leaving thousands unable to return. Ben Gurion Airport has been shuttered for all but a few special flights by Israeli and some foreign airlines to bring back citizens stranded abroad Entrance into the country required special permission by the government, which was granted on a case-by-case basis ahead of each flight by a government-run exceptions committee.
Under the new rules, 1,000 Israelis will be permitted to enter the country every day, with the figure ramping up to 3,000 by the middle of the week.
Read more at Times of Israel.
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