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Monday, March 2, 2026
Knesset committee approves wartime emergency measures, receives security briefing
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Members of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, in a closed session, receive an operational intelligence review of Operation Roaring Lion. The committee members, who are required to sign a confidentiality form, hear about preparations for the campaign, the current situational assessment, and readiness for continued operations as well as a briefing from representatives of the IDF Homefront Command.
The committee unanimously approves the government’s request to authorize the declaration of a Special Situation on the Home Front until March 12, 2026, as well as “an expansion under Section 8 of the ‘Registration and Mobilization of Equipment for the IDF Law,’ which addresses types of vehicles/equipment eligible for mobilization,” the Knesset states.
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