ISRAEL REALTIME — DEFENSE & SECURITY - war updates
— BARZELAI HOSPITAL STRUCK BY ROCKET, Ashkelon, children’s care wing.
— UNITY GOVERNMENT DETAILS…
The State Camp, let by MK and former general Benny Gantz, has joined with the coalition to form an emergency unity government.
A new limited war cabinet will be formed, which will include MK Gantz and MK Eisenkot, both former IDF generals. National Camp MK Sa’ar will join the general cabinet as a minister (not said what ministry, or ‘without portfolio’).
— 2x DRONE ATTACK… from Gaza, to Nir Oz, to Ashdod.
— JERUSALEM GUSH ETZION TUNNEL CHECKPOINT ATTACK… terrorist eliminated.
— 12 INJURED IN ROCKETS, Ashkelon.
— ROCKETS fall in the GOLAN, 4.
— GOLAN enters defense level 2… all Golan settlements, without exception, are in a status that requires being near protected areas at all times. Also, there is a restriction on gatherings in an open area up to 30 people, and a restriction on gatherings in a closed structure up to 300 people. You can continue to go to workplaces and carry out limited activities in places with access to a protected space.
— MAJOR BARRAGE, Tel Aviv and Mercaz.
— TERRORISTS hospitalized? I received the following note… “As of 2:30 p.m. - the hospitals where terrorists who participated in the horrific massacre in which women were raped, babies murdered, and people were burned alive are hospitalized are: Soroka, Barzilai, Bilinson, Sheba, Assaf Harofeh Hospitals are public space. Everyone is allowed to come and express their private protest, even tonight for example. It is important to observe the law at all times.
— DID EGYPT WARN? Egyptian officials who are quoted both in the press there and in the Jerusalem Post here clarify: We did not warn Israel before the attack. (Amit Segal)
— LOCAL ELECTIONS, scheduled for end of October have been officially postponed for 3 months due to the war.
— SCHOOL… The Ministry of Education announces that starting next Sunday (Oct 15) all students will return to distance learning (COVID style).
— GAZA ELECTRICITY DOWN… they have run out of fuel for their power station, Israel has cut their portion of the supply. Gaza will be dark tonight.
— RABBINUTE TO WORK ON SHABBAT… The Chief Rabbi of Israel HaRad Lau visited the Shura military rabbinical base a little while ago, where the holy work of identifying the fallen victims and bringing them to the grave of Israel is carried out. In response to the question of how to behave on Shabbat (when work normally is not permitted), the Chief Rabbi said, "I am moved and thrilled by the great dedication of all the teams, I appreciate that they will not finish before Shabbat, but it is important and required work because of moral and mental status - if it turns out that someone is not informed and he misses a funeral. In a state of war this is required morale. You continue to work even on the holy Shabbat and will make every effort to continue the holy work as if a weekday and with God's help we will have a comforting Shabbat
