The move, carried out in coordination with the Home Front Command, was designed to enable the absorption of large numbers of casualties while maintaining continuity of care and protecting patients.
Since the beginning of Operation Roaring Lion, approximately 1,700 people have been forced out of their homes and placed in hotels, needing approximately 950 rooms.
Speaking from the underground command bunker at the Kirya in Tel Aviv, the three described a prolonged planning effort, intense operational pressure, and the secrecy required to manage the campaign.
The war does not appear to have substantially altered Israeli voting patterns, with Netanyahu's Likud only gaining one seat.
On Thursday night, a fire broke out in central Israel after shrapnel from a missile fell, following a launch that triggered sirens throughout the country. One child was injured in the incident.
Lebanon's Hezbollah warned Israeli residents to evacuate towns within 3.11 miles of the border between the countries in a message posted on its Telegram channel in Hebrew early on Friday.
The song includes lyrics in Hebrew, French, and English. The lyrics were written by Nadav Aharoni, Tzlil Kalifi, and Yuval Raphael. Aharoni and Kalifi composed the music, and Aharoni is the producer.
The incident is the second of its kind in as many days, raising the total of IDF soldiers wounded in southern Lebanon to four.
Schools shifted to remote learning amid the ongoing Iranian missile strikes directed toward Israel, with changes to be determined according to the situation assessment.
The plan was eventually shared with the Washington and brought forward around January after protests broke out Iran, according to Katz.
Some foreign players have left Israel and plan to return once the situation calms down. Some, like Georgiy Yermakov, have stayed.
