Following a situation assessment, officials have decided to raise the alert level in southern Israel to the second-highest level, 3 out of 4. Notably, alert level 4 is reserved for wartime.
Following the decisios, local police will be reinforced with officers from other regions, as well as volunteers and Border Guard troops. Roadblocks will also be set up in the area and sapper teams will be reinforced. (Ilana Curiel)













