Israel’s Parliament has approved an extension of special powers for the Ministry of Health (MoH) to deal with COVID-19 for one more year until Feb. 15, 2024.
The parliament, known as the Knesset, passed a new law that extends the ability of the government to impose restrictions on the public for another year.
“The Plenum of the Knesset approved in second and third reading the bill for special powers to deal with the new coronavirus (temporary provision),” Yakutiel Safri, a spokesperson for the Knesset, said in a statement provided to The Epoch Times.
The so-called Great Coronavirus Law would have expired on Feb. 15 if not extended. It was enacted originally in July 2020 and has been updated and extended multiple times….