At least a dozen Israeli cities, including Karmiel, Beersheba, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Eilat, opened public shelters Thursday, according to municipal announcements and media reports. Multiple municipalities clarified the moves were local preparedness decisions, not mandated by the Home Front Command, amid heightened security assessments.
A wave of Israeli cities opened public shelters Thursday, beginning with Karmiel around 13:50 Jerusalem time and rapidly spreading to Beersheba, Netivot, Dimona, Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Eilat, and others, according to municipal announcements and media reports. Multiple municipalities explicitly stated the moves were local decisions, not based on Home Front Command directives, as The Zioneer reported earlier. The wave comes amid heightened security tensions and assessments of possible Iranian retaliation following the Israeli strike in Beirut. No change in official Home Front Command guidelines has been announced.
8 developments
- StrongCarmiel opens public shelters, says move was local decision not by Home Front Command
- StrongIsrael raises alert level, opens public shelters as US presses Iran to avoid retaliation
- StrongEilat municipality opens all public shelters amid security situation
- StrongKiryat Gat opens public shelters, security analyst reports
Source and signal
- Internal intake