Yuval Carmi, 67, was also ordered to pay total of NIS 130,000 as compensation to two of his victims; 'I'm full of regret for what I did,' he says after sentencing

Yuval Carmi was hospitalized with heart issues after backlash from TV interview; says his store has reopened for now, financial help received from government was 'a joke'

Yuval Carmi hospitalized, with doctor saying condition related to recent stress; store owner says he faced derision online following tearful interview last month

Decision could hand up to NIS 400,000 ($113,000) per business; move comes after criticism that Israel is abandoning battered businesses at their time of need

There are half a million self-employed workers and owners of small businesses who feel the state does not have their back amid pandemic; their survival is crucial for the economy

In phone call, Yuval Carmi -- who has become a symbol of the virus’s financial toll -- places blame for economic hardship on PM's advisers rather than the premier himself