US EditionIsrael Lifts Emergency Status in South for First Time Since Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas Attack
The lifting ends restrictions on civilian movement after two years of military operations and a U.S.-brokered ceasefire following the 2023 Hamas attack.
- On Monday, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz accepted the military recommendation to lift the `special situation` in southern Israel, ending expanded emergency powers in areas bordering Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023.
- Katz said the decision reflects a `new security reality` achieved through determined and powerful operations against Hamas over two years, marking two years since the ground maneuver in southern Israel.
- The `Special Situation on the Home Front` authorized the IDF Home Front Command to limit gatherings and movement, enabling quick military restrictions though citizens were not directly affected.
- Hamas, however, has not disarmed and continues to mobilize fighters, while a U.S.-brokered ceasefire this month saw IDF troops partially withdraw, controlling roughly half of the territory.
- Jordan's demographic and refugee history—including 2.3 million Palestinian refugees—shaped its stance, with King Abdullah of Jordan saying the country would not send forces and the plan requiring consultation with Jordan and Egypt.
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The Israeli Defense Minister, Israel Katz, lifted on Monday the state of emergency in the areas near the border with the Gaza Strip, established after the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. “I decided to adopt the recommendation (of the Israeli army) and lift, for the first time since October 7, the state of emergency on the front” south, indicated a statement from his office. The decision “reflects the new security reality in the south of the cou…
JERUSALÉN.- After the implementation of a fragile truce in the Middle East, the Israeli Defense Minister, Israel Katz, announced Monday the lifting of the state of emergency in the areas near the Gaza Strip since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023. The measure returns to the civilian authorities powers that for more than two years were subject to special powers applied on the southern front.Katz explained in a statement that adopted the Army's …
For the first time since October 2023, Israel has lifted the state of emergency for areas bordering Gaza. This was announced by Israel's Defense Minister, Israel Katz, on Monday, according to the AFP news agency. Inf...
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