The cabinet has approved new restrictions requiring people arriving in Israel to enter quarantine in dedicated hotels.
The move follows criticism over people flying into the country from the U.S. being allowed to leave the airport unfettered having signed a declaration that they would go into quarantine without any supervision.
"All persons returning from abroad will, upon their return to Israel, be sent to quarantine by the state at designated hotels," said a statement from the government.
"In exceptional cases, the Health Ministry director-general, in consultation with the head of the IDF Home Front Command, shall have the authority to allow a person returning from abroad to be quarantined elsewhere for health or humanitarian reasons, or in other special circumstances, according to conditions that will be determined."