The IDF's Home Front Command has raised the threat level nationwide, ordering only essential activity to take place from 3:45 a.m. on Sunday morning, the military confirmed.
This followed a situational assessment, approved by Defense Minister Israel Katz after the US conducted airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, namely Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.
The Home Front Command had announced that changes to safety guidelines put in place due to the original threat of Iranian missiles on Friday, June 13, took effect at 6 p.m. Israel time on Wednesday, given a reduced threat of Iranian missile barrages.
Home Front Command reversed the previous order, restricting gatherings
On Saturday night, it kept its already relaxed nationwide civil-defense policy largely unchanged but introduced additional limited relaxations for the center of the country, effective from 9 p.m. on Saturday until 8 p.m. on Monday.
Under this newly updated order, schools and kindergartens remained closed across Israel. Yet, small public gatherings and regular workdays were again permitted in areas outside active combat zones, provided people could reach a reinforced shelter within the designated warning time.
That new order has now been reversed, as of the latest announcement, reimplementing strict restrictions on gatherings and non-essential activity across the country.