The events of October 7 sharpened the recognition that the local government and the organized community are the first responders to any multi-casualty event. The local authority must rely only on itself with the understanding that in the first hours and days it is the only factor that will be around.
Black Sabbath once again illustrated the importance of local government in routine and emergency situations. The author is a colonel (res.) in the Home Front Command, until recently the head of Naut Hovav Council, previously CEO and treasurer of local authorities.