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IDF maintains restrictions on Gaza border towns despite telling residents it’s safe to return
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleStav Levaton is a military reporter for The Times of Israel
After the government authorized residents of seven of the 13 communities hardest hit by Hamas’s October 7, 2023, terror attack to begin returning home, the IDF announces that Home Front Command guidelines for the Gaza envelope will remain unchanged.
Under the current policy, schools and workplaces will continue to operate, while public gatherings are limited to 2,000 people.
The security guidelines for these seven communities — and others in the area — remain subject to updates based on assessments by the IDF Southern Command.
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