In a vote via telephone, government ministers on Tuesday approved the extension of the controversial measure that allows the Shin Bet security agency to track Israelis' whereabouts as part of the coronavirus contact tracing effort.
The electronic surveillance is carried out via cellphone triangulation technology. The current extension is to last another three weeks.
Last month, the Knesset plenum, passed legislation to allow the Shin Bet to assist in the national effort to reduce to spread of the coronavirus, sparking debate about the possible infringement of privacy.
