Defense Minister Israel Katz held a situational assessment at the Home Front Command headquarters, together with Home Front Commander Major General Rafi Milo and other senior officials, after which he decided, following the recommendation of the IDF Chief of Staff and the Home Front Commander, to approve changes in defense policy and gradually ease guidelines across the country. "Alongside the intense fighting against Iran to remove threats - we will open the economy, gradually release the public and return the State of Israel to a path of activity and security," said Minister Katz.

