Lockdown plan calls for closure of businesses and schools, as well as reduced public transportation.

Ebrahim Dahood Nonoo, the head of the Jewish community in Bahrain, praised Friday"s announcement that Israel and Bahrain had reached an agreement to normalize ties between the two countries."On this historic occasion of furthering peace in the Middle East, and the joint statement of the United States, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the State of Israel, the Bahraini Jewish Community, congratulates our leadership In this momentous occasion," he said.(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

The White House revealed the text of its official invites for the normalization of ties ceremony between Israel and the UAE in Washington D.C. this week.It reads: "The President requests the pleasure of your company at the Abraham Accords signing ceremony to be held at the White House In Tuesday, Sept. 15th, 2020 at 12 o'clock at the Southeast Entrance."

Trump will announce direct flights from Israel to Morocco, News 12 reported.

Austrian government promises $4.7m to help secure Jewish community.

Anti-Netanyahu "Black Flag" protests are taking part nationwide for the 12th consecutive night.Protesters are accusing the Prime Minister of "running away to America for four days of campaigning while the country is left to deal with the crisis."

The Hamas terrorist organization said it was celebrating 15 years since the end of the "occupation of Gaza."The group reaffirmed its goal of liberating "Palestine in its entirety."

President of Ben-Gurion University, Prof. Daniel Haimovich, tested positive for the coronavirus.According to reports, Prof. Haimovich was quarantined as soon as suspicion of infection arose and an epidemiological investigation was conducted.