(ANSA) - TEL AVIV, 25 SEPT - Israel celebrates from tonight, as tradition dictates, the beginning of the year 5783 from the divine creation of the world.
In the light of a series of recent Palestinian attacks, the police have advised the faithful who will go to the synagogue to celebrate Rosh Hashanah to have me with them, in order to deal with possible emergency situations.
All the Israeli police are committed to garrisoning the most crowded areas of the country and meeting places.
Particular attention is paid to Jerusalem and its Holy Places.
At least 5,000 police and border guard officers will be stationed in the city for fear of accidents between Jewish and Islamic faithful, particularly in the area of the Temple Mount (the Temple Mount for Jews).
The police also appealed to the population to guard - in days of high tension - from spreading fake news on social networks.
On this occasion, the Central Statistics Office reported that the total number of Israeli citizens is 5,593,000, of which 74% are Jews.
This figure includes 26,000 Russian Jews and 14,000 Ukrainian Jews who immigrated in recent months due to the conflict between the two countries.
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