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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Cities in central Israel opening bomb shelters
A pediatric patient is moved to a protected area at Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon, southern Israel, under threat of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip after Israel killed three senior commanders of the Islamic Jihad group in targeted airstrikes, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
Cities in central Israel also announce they are opening public bomb shelters amid fears of reprisal rocket attacks from terror groups in Gaza.
Herzliya, Ra’anana and Kfar Saba are the latest to open the shelters. Earlier, Rishon Lezion, Yavneh, Bat Yam, Ashkelon and Beersheba opened theirs.
The Assuta hospital in Ashdod tells the public that it is fortified against rocket attacks and offers health services as normal.
Other hospitals, including Soroka in Beersheba and Barzilai in Ashkelon, move patients to special fortified areas.
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