Fire and Rescue Services raise alert to highest level amid Hamas assault

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Israeli military vehicle heads towards the south on October 7, 2023 (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Israeli military vehicle heads towards the south on October 7, 2023 (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

The Israel Fire and Rescue Services say they have raised their alert to the highest level amid Hamas’s unprecedented attacks on Israel.

The fire service says it has been given approval to call up 200 firefighters from the Home Front Command to assist with rocket impact sites in southern Israel.

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