2021.02.01 11:17 GMT+8

Thousands attend Israeli funeral despite COVID-19 restrictions

Updated 2021.02.01 11:17 GMT+8
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Thousands of ultra-Orthodox mourners gathered in Jerusalem on Sunday to attend the funeral of a top rabbi, in breach of Israel's COVID-19 regulations. Israeli media said the rabbi had suffered from COVID-19. The country is currently under a third national lockdown, but police did not intervene to disperse the crowd.

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