Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Beaches in south closed, hospitals moving patients to fortified areas
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A man enters a public bomb shelter in Ashkelon, southern Israel after Israel killed three senior commanders of the Islamic Jihad terror group in targeted airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, May 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
Authorities continue to implement protective measures amid fears of reprisal strikes from terror groups in the Gaza Strip.
Roads surrounding the Gaza Strip are closed and beaches in Ashkelon and Ashdod are shuttered to the public.
Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba has begun moving patients to fortified areas.
Several cities announce they are opening public bomb shelters.
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