For the First Time Since October 7... "Military Decision" in Southern Israel

SadaNews - Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant decided on Monday to lift the special state of emergency in the home front of southern Israel for the first time since the attacks on October 7, 2023.

The newspaper "Israel Hayom" reported that Gallant made the decision to lift the state of emergency in the home front of southern Israel for the first time since the attack by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023.

This decision means the end of the maximum state of alert that was imposed more than a year ago following the Hamas attacks, which included security restrictions and wide-ranging emergency measures in the southern areas adjacent to the Gaza Strip.

This decision comes amid new security assessments indicating a decrease in the level of direct threats from the Gaza Strip, while the Israeli army continues to closely monitor the field situation in anticipation of any sudden developments.