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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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.