IDF issues new restrictions on Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Sharon, other areas after rocket fire on central Israel

The IDF Home Front Command issues new restrictions on civilians in northern and central Israel, including Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the Sharon region, the Carmel area, Wadi Ara, and the northern West Bank, after Hezbollah fired rockets at the center of the country this morning, and ahead of the upcoming Jewish New Year holiday.

Educational activities and workplaces are permitted to be open only if an adequate shelter is nearby and can be reached in time, according to an IDF statement.

There are also restrictions on gatherings: up to 30 people outdoors and 300 people indoors.

Beaches will be closed, the IDF said, amid the escalation in fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon.

The new guidelines are valid until Saturday, after the New Year holiday.

Channel 12 News reports that there are no changes to instructions at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport, and that Israel’s airspace is open without restrictions.