The IDF Home Front Command says its current wartime guidelines are being extended until Saturday night at least, meaning educational activities will remain prohibited in most parts of the country.
By Saturday at 8 p.m., another assessment will be conducted by the Home Front Command.
Under the current guidelines, educational institutions can operate, provided there is an adequate shelter that can be reached in time, in some areas of the north, south and West Bank.
A full list of locales can be found on the Home Front Command’s website. Gatherings of up to 100 people indoors and 50 people outdoors are also permitted, under the same conditions in those areas.
In the rest of the country, educational activities are still prohibited. Gatherings are limited to 50 people, provided a shelter can be reached in time, and workplaces can operate under the same conditions.
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