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Israel has circulated a document warning of a scenario of a fierce escalation of war in the north and advising agencies and citizens to prepare for a multi-day power outage.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on February 1 informed schools in the southern region bordering the Gaza Strip that they could reopen amid a significant improvement in the security situation.
Earlier on January 1, the IDF allowed residents of six towns located 4-7 km from the Gaza Strip to begin returning home to clean up and stabilize their lives.
IDF military operations in the Gaza Strip are said to have significantly reduced the frequency of rocket fire by Palestinian armed movements into Israeli territory.
The IDF has also lowered the danger alert level in communities bordering the Gaza Strip from level 2 to level 3.
Accordingly, a maximum of 100 people are allowed to gather indoors and 300 people at outdoor events.
However, people living 0-4 km from the Gaza Strip still have to wait longer to be allowed to return home.
These are the areas that have been most severely damaged and need more time to repair and rebuild necessary infrastructure before people can return to stable lives.
Meanwhile, schools in northern areas near the border with Lebanon are expected to remain closed until the summer, and cross-border fighting has also prevented residents from returning home.
In a related development, Israel's National Emergency Authority recently called on the country's ministries to develop a plan to cope with a week-long power outage and plans to hold a large-scale response drill in the middle of this month.
Earlier, Israeli ministries circulated a document warning of a scenario of a fierce escalation of war in the North and recommended that agencies and people prepare for a multi-day power outage.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has also sent a note to diplomatic missions recommending that generators and satellite phones be prepared in case of a crisis.
According to this agency, if war breaks out in the North, the power system will be severely damaged and there is a potential risk of a "disaster".
According to estimates by experts, at least 60% of the population will face the risk of power outages for 24-48 hours and some areas may lose power for up to 72 hours.
People are advised to prepare lights, first aid kits, food, drinking water, radios with batteries, etc. even in case there is no war in the North.
The Israeli government has also directed ministries, sectors and localities to prepare for situations of infrastructure damage.
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