Israeli services shut down on Friday afternoon for Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, but the country remains on high alert amid fighting in Gaza and Lebanon.
As is customary, the roads will be all but empty for the duration of the day, the holiest in the Jewish calendar, and flights in and out of the country paused on Friday afternoon and will resume only once Yom Kippur ends on Saturday night.
In light of the security situation, the IDF’s Home Front Command reminds people that they can activate a silent broadcast station, that will transmit in silence with the exception of rocket warning sirens, which will be aired out loud, in real time.
This year marks the first time Israel has been in a state of active war on Yom Kippur since 1973, when it was attacked on the holy day by the armies of Egypt and Syria.
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