Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed on Thursday "populist politicians" who said "the disease is not a disease," for the rise in infections.
Netanyahu specifically slams Yesh Atid chief and opposition leader Yair Lapid, accusing him of “endangering the lives of Israeli citizens.”
He also slammed Likud MK and Knesset's Coronaviru Comettiee chair Yifat Shasha-Biton, who he said rolled back some of the government’s restrictions in parliament, that he said could have saved many.