IDF to let schools reopen in areas deemed less at risk from Iran and Hezbollah attacks

The IDF Home Front Command is easing wartime restrictions in parts of the country that are under less of a threat of Iran’s ballistic missiles or Hezbollah’s rocket attacks, allowing schools to reopen there.

Following a fresh assessment, the Home Front Command says that from Monday at 6 a.m., the activity scale in the Beit Shean Valley, Jordan Valley, West Bank, Dead Sea area, West Lachish, Gaza border communities, Western Negev, Southern Negev, and Arava, will be adjusted from “limited activity” to “partial activity.”

This means that in those areas, educational institutions will be able to operate, provided there is an adequate shelter that can be reached in time. Gatherings of up to 100 people indoors and 50 people outdoors are also permitted, under the same conditions.

The Home Front Command says the threat of Iran’s and Hezbollah’s attacks on those areas is significantly less than in other areas of the country, which also leads to fewer sirens throughout the day. However, military officials stress that this does not mean that there will not be any attacks or sirens in those areas.

In the rest of the country, the activity scale remains at “limited activity,” and restrictions remain in place, which prohibit educational activities. Also, under those guidelines, gatherings of 50 people are permitted, provided a shelter can be reached in time, and workplaces can operate under the same conditions.