Several mall owners from areas across the country have announced that they plan to reopen despite government guidelines currently forbidding them to do so, as early as this Friday. They are protesting the fact that the government has permitted the reopening of open-air malls and shopping centers, but not indoor malls.
The Azrieli Group and the Ofer group of malls are among those who have announced that they will defy the restrictions and open in Ayalon, Hakryon, Grand Canyon Beer Sheva, the Petah Tikva mall, and the mall in Modi'in.