A government notice made no mention of Covid-19, but state media said the authorities were taking measures in the capital to “cope with the daily-worsening world health crisis.”
The man, Daniel W. Swift, was the latest American to be killed in Ukraine, where hundreds of international volunteers have gone to fight in Ukraine’s defense.
Aryeh Deri, who has a conviction for tax fraud, was deemed unfit to serve in the government, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a legal and political predicament.