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Armed troops to enforce stay-home order in Israel

Israeli soldiers are enforcing a partial lockdown in the country, where COVID-19 cases have surged.

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Israeli police detain an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man as they enforce government restrictions to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus, in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, March 24, 2020. — REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Israel is deploying armed troops to help enforce a partial lockdown as its number of novel coronavirus cases surged past 3,000 this week.

About 500 IDF troops will join police in “patrolling, isolating and securing areas in Israel,” said the Israel Defense Forces in a statement Friday. 

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