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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Due to virus, IDF to keep firing ranges closed to public during Sukkot
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Israel Defense Forces says it will not open its firing ranges or the Route 10 highway along the Egyptian border to hikers during the Sukkot festival this year in light of the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.
Ordinarily, the military opens up its training areas and the highway to visitors during Sukkot and the Passover holiday in the spring, but will not due so this year because of the pandemic restrictions.
The IDF will continue to conduct exercises in these firing ranges and warns hikers to stay out of the area.
“We stress that entering these training areas is a life-threatening risk,” the military says.
— Judah Ari Gross
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