The government is expected to approve an extension of the special home-front emergency status through August 11, according to a report. The move comes amid ongoing security uncertainty and continued tension with Iran.
The government is expected to approve tomorrow (Sunday) an extension of the special home-front emergency status through August 11, following a warning from the political level earlier this evening of a high probability of an attack on the civilian population. The expected vote, reported by a news outlet, continues a series of extensions this summer amid ongoing security tensions with Iran.
At 20:59 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that the government was expected to extend the status, and separately that the political level had issued a warning of a high probability of attack on civilians. The Zioneer has tracked the extensions since June: on June 15 the status was extended through June 30; on June 29 through July 14; on July 12 through July 28. Each extension maintained the Home Front Command's enhanced civil-defense authority.
The security backdrop includes ongoing tensions with Iran. As The Zioneer reported on July 1, Trump was reportedly willing to extend the nuclear deal deadline; on July 9, Axios reported that the current tensions could last weeks or more. These assessments have underpinned the government's repeated extensions.
The vote is scheduled for Sunday; the outcome has not been confirmed. The specific nature of the potential attack warned of by the political level remains unverified.
3 developments
- DevelopingIsrael extends special home-front emergency status through June 30
- DevelopingHome Front Command extends current civil-defense guidelines to Wednesday
- DevelopingIDF keeps Home Front Command guidelines unchanged through Sunday
- DevelopingHome Front Command lifts 5,000-person gathering cap nationwide effective Monday morning
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