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  • 17:11

    Banquet hall closed in Arab city near Haifa, owner fined 5,000 NIS

    A banquet hall in the Arab city of Baqa al-Gharbiyye (pop. 30,000) near Haifa was closed by police after a wedding was held there in violation of the corona restrictions. More than a hundred people were present at the wedding despite the restriction that limits public gatherings to twenty people.

    The police wrote a citation to the owner which carries with it a 5,000 shekel fine.