The municipalities of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem have opened all public shelters, according to reports. The move follows similar steps taken by numerous other Israeli cities throughout Thursday afternoon amid heightened security assessments.
Tel Aviv and Jerusalem opened all public shelters on Thursday afternoon, joining a nationwide wave of precautionary measures. The move, reported at 14:57 Jerusalem, came hours after the first municipalities began opening shelters, and follows similar steps by cities including Netivot, Be'er Sheva, Dimona, and Herzliya.
The wave began at 13:50 Jerusalem, when Karmiel opened its shelters, followed by several northern municipalities. By 13:50, additional cities including Be'er Sheva, Netivot, Dimona, and Herzliya had also opened shelters, as The Zioneer reported at 14:50. The measures spread rapidly through the afternoon, with Kiryat Gat, Petah Tikva, and Ramat Gan opening shelters later in the day, according to earlier reports.
The nationwide shelter openings follow a period of heightened security tensions. On June 14, The Zioneer reported that Israel raised its national alert level and opened shelters in major cities as the IDF prepared for possible Iranian missile fire. The US was exerting diplomatic pressure on Tehran to prevent retaliation after an Israeli strike in Beirut's Dahieh.
Despite the widespread shelter openings, the Home Front Command's guidelines remain unchanged. The moves are precautionary, taken by municipal mayors in coordination with local security assessments. No specific threat has been cited as the trigger for the current wave.
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