From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Communities within 25 miles of Gaza told to open shelters
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Home Front Command instructs all cities and towns within 40 kilometers (25 miles) of the Gaza Strip to open public bomb shelters.
According to GlobalPost correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky, cities in central Israel, far outside the 40 kilometer radius, have already opened their shelters without Home Front Command orders as a precautionary measure.
Not waiting for Home Front command instructions, all central Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv, are reopening shelters. #Israel #Gaza
— Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي (@NTarnopolsky) August 19, 2014
The mayors of the Tel Aviv suburbs of Rishon Lezion, Rehovot, Bat Yam and Ramat Gan ordered the opening of public bomb shelters in their cities because of the possibility of renewed rocket fire at the greater Tel Aviv area, Channel 2 reports. In Holon, another Tel Aviv suburb, shelters are already prepped and open.
The Times of Israel Community.