Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, July 17


By Liuxi
  • World
  • Saturday, 18 Jul 2020

JERUSALEM -- Israel's government imposed on Friday a new weekend lockdown in a bid to curb a resurgence of coronavirus outbreak.

The lockdown will be imposed only during weekends, from Friday at 5 p.m. until Sunday at 5 a.m., the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement. Weekends in Israel begin on Friday afternoon and end on Saturday at nightfall, in observance with the Jewish Shabbat. (Israel-Lockdown)

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