Despite the resumption of military activity in the Gaza Strip, the IDF Home Front Command is further easing restrictions on civilians in southern Israel.
Following an assessment, the Home Front Command says it has adjusted the activity scale in the Gaza border communities from “partial activity” to “full activity.”
This means there will be no restrictions on schools and workplaces. Over the past week, schools and workplaces were only allowed to open if an adequate bomb shelter could be reached in time.
Gatherings are limited, however, to 2,000 people in several communities close to the Strip. Gatherings had been capped at 500 indoors and 100 outdoors over the past week.
There have been just two rocket attacks from Gaza since Israel resumed its military campaign. Hamas on Thursday launched three long-range rockets at central Israel, and on Friday fired two rockets at the southern coastal city of Ashkelon.
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