Israel Tightens Lockdown, Closes Synagogues as Virus Cases Surge

TEL AVIV—Israel ordered all nonessential companies and synagogues to shut initiating Friday, tightening restrictions a week after imposing a second nationwide lockdown because the executive struggles to absorb a resurgent coronavirus outbreak.

Below the unique measures, that can closing no longer no longer as much as via Oct. 10, all inner most companies excluding those belief to be as crucial—equivalent to supermarkets and pharmacies—will be closed. Residents will additionally salvage to dwell within a one-kilometer radius from their homes.

The…