Ramat Gan Mayor Carmel Shama Hacohen announced Thursday afternoon that all shelters in the city are being opened, and called on building committees to refresh shared shelters in residential buildings.
In a Facebook post, Shama Hacohen said that “the assessment is that the risk of fire from Iran this weekend has grown—and is no longer negligible.” Despite the cost of opening the shelters, he said, it’s right to exercise extra caution, with the hope that the move turns out to be unnecessary.
The mayor stressed that there is no official warning from Home Front Command, which has not issued any change in public guidance at this stage. Still, he added that in the event of another round, there’s no reason to panic—Israel has the IDF and the Air Force to defend residents and to strike targets far away.