IDF Home Front cancels school in south, center of country on Sunday

By Emanuel Fabian

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7 October 2023, 12:12 pm Edit

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

Residents take shelter in the basement of a building following a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip into Israel on October 7, 2023 (JACK GUEZ / AFP)

The Israel Defense Forces announces it is canceling schools in central and southern Israel, meaning roughly 1 million children will stay home tomorrow, amid ongoing fighting between Israel and terror groups in the Gaza Strip.

All schools south of Netanya and north of the central Negev are to be closed and businesses can only be opened if there is ready access to bomb shelters, the military says.

Gatherings are also restricted to 10 people outdoors and 50 people indoors in those areas, the IDF Home Front Command says.

The restrictions are valid till Sunday at 6 p.m., but will likely be extended further amid the fighting.