‘High Likelihood of Attack’: Israel Set to Extend Home Front Emergency Past Election
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‘High likelihood of attack’: Israel set to extend home front emergency past election
Defense Minister Israel Katz seeks to extend emergency powers until November 3, beyond the October 27 election, amid warnings that civilians could be targeted; no restrictions are currently in effect, and Knesset committee approval is still required
The Israeli Government votes on Thursday to extend the state of emergency on the internal front until next November 3, due to uncertainty, particularly on the fronts of Iran and Lebanon. The state of emergency was imposed with the beginning of the Israeli-American war on Iran last February, to which Tehran responded with attacks on Israel and what it said were United States military installations in Arab countries.
Israel: Defence Minister Israel Katz proposed that the special situation in the rear should be extended throughout Israel until 3 November: there is a high likelihood of an attack on the civilian population.
The Israeli government is preparing to extend the state of emergency across the country. According to reports in the Israeli press, the Cabinet decided to extend the state of emergency in response to the US Congressional interim elections...
Israel's far-right government is extending a nationwide state of emergency until the US midterm elections on November 3.
The Israeli Cabinet met to discuss extending the state of emergency until the US midterm elections on November 3. According to Israeli state television KAN, the document cited uncertainty on the Iranian and Lebanese fronts and the continued high likelihood of attacks on civilians.
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