The team includes Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, Interior Minister Arye Deri, and Science Minister Izhar Shay.

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Edelstein said last week that "Unfortunately, a sense of national responsibility says that this is not the time to fly to the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Uman."

On Wednesday, the Ukraine announced that it had temporarily banned foreign citizens from entering its borders during September due to an outbreak of coronavirus. In part, the Ukrainian authorities enacted the ban to avoid the crowds of tens of thousands of Hassidic faithful who visit Uman each year.

On Thursday, a group of over 100 Breslov Hassidim who had been detained for hours were allowed to enter the country, and made their way to Uman. This weekend, scuffles were reported at the entrance to the city, and a video clip disseminated on social media shows residents of Uman trying to turn back arriving Hassidim.

The coordinator of Israel's battle to fight the spread of coronavirus Professor Ronni Gamzu has taken a firm stance opposing visits to Uman this year, saying that the pilgrimage "could send Israel into a lockdown" by starting an outbreak.

Coalition Chairman Miki Zohar and Housing and Construction Minister Yakov Litzman attacked Gamzu for reaching out to the president of the Ukraine and asking him to stop the annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage.

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"At the request of the Prime Minister of Israel, a decision was made to significantly restrict the Hassidic pilgrimage to Uman to celebrate Rosh Hashana," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's office said in a statement.

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It did not say how many Hassidim would be allowed into Ukraine for the event or give any further detail.

Coordinator of Israel's battle against coronavirus Professor Ronni Gamzu has asked Zelenskiy to ban the annual pilgrimage outright because of concerns the central Ukrainian town of Uman could be a hotbed of coronavirus contagion.

Zelenskiy's office has declined to comment on whether Kyiv might ban the Hassidic pilgrimage entirely, not just limit it.

Israel is among the countries from which any travelers to Ukraine must quarantine themselves for 14 days after arrival. Israel registered 230.6 new infections per 100,000 of its population last week while Ukraine's rate was 54.9.

The Ukrainian and Israeli governments have issued a joint statement pleading with Breslov Hassidim to cancel their trips, but significant numbers are still planning to go.

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