Video of soldiers enforcing protest near Knesset causes political uproar
"We emphasize that the soldiers are operating in accordance with government decisions and as part of the nationwide effort of combating the coronavirus pandemic," the IDF noted.
An Israeli police officer and an Israeli soldier at a temporary "checkpoint" in Jerusalem, to check people are not disobeying the governments orders on a partial lockdown, in order to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus on March 31, 2020.(photo credit: NATI SHOCHAT/FLASH 90)ByTOBIAS SIEGAL, MAARIV ONLINE