Since the first case of Covid-19 was reported in the country the Israeli government has been working tirelessly to contain the spread. Its aggressive policies and response greatly contributed to Israel being able to flatten the curve and maintain low cases of the virus. Israel’s adoption of such dramatic measures was seen unwarranted by many. It did not allow foreign travellers to enter the country and quarantined the citizens who had returned very early on. But the country and its citizens have had a cost to pay. In its attempt to crack down on the virus, the Israeli government resorted to several severe tactics. One of them was the surveillance state. Israel’s internal security agency- the Shin Bet was given the power to use covert systems that are used for counter-terrorism cases to track the movements of the citizens. The use of such systems to track movements, health data and other personal details of the citizens has raised some serious privacy concerns in Israel.