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The Knesset criticizes the protection of northern residents: "Data for the mercy of heaven"

The State Audit Committee discussed the issue of the report, which presented serious deficiencies in the protection of the north, and attacked the government's conduct: "The response to millions of citizens is nil, this is a national failure." The head of the Shlomi council, which is adjacent to the border, claimed:

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The State Audit Committee today (Wednesday) held a discussion on the Comptroller's report to prepare the home front for the threat of missiles and rockets. This, against the background of growing tensions in the north, and after the night incident in which a squad of terrorists from Lebanon fired at an IDF force. The committee, headed by MK Ofer Shelach (Yesh Atid-Telam), pointed to the serious defense failures in localities near the northern border. The real threat from Hezbollah:

"The events of the night illustrate the danger of a flare-up on Israel's most dangerous border," said MK Shelach. "More than one hundred thousand warheads are aimed at northern Israel, the mutual deterrence between us and Hezbollah could collapse at any given moment, and the defensive response provided by the government to millions of people is nil."

The committee's chairman also noted that "the pretentious 'Shield for the North' plan announced by the government more than two years ago, which cost five billion shekels, has not yet led to the protection of a single structure. Debates between the finance and defense ministers, quarrels over powers between bodies and the government's complete helplessness have resulted in tens of percent of northern residents having no protection against a real threat. "Shlomi, which is on the border, will probably only be protected by the mercy of heaven during a war."

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"The response the government provides to millions of people is nil." MK sent to the State Audit Committee

"This critical issue must not be left to chance. Home Front Defense must be immediately institutionalized both by appointing a minister with real powers within the Ministry of Defense, and by enacting a Home Front Law in the Knesset that will oblige the government to act. All bureaucratic disputes must be settled, budgets released and a scenario created. An aggregate threat that is the basis for implementation, something that has not been done since 2016. "

In addition, Shelach noted that "as in the case of the earthquakes that the committee discussed at the beginning of the week, here too a national omission appears before my eyes, which Netanyahu deals with in empty statements and solutions on paper. At the time, it was the High Court that forced the government to properly protect southern settlements. I will do my best so that this time, those who really need to do so will precede the inevitable ruling of the judges. "

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"More than one hundred thousand warheads are aimed north." Fire on Lebanon border following IDF attack (Photo: Reuters)

The director of the French hospital in Nazareth, Dr. Nail Elias, said at the hearing that 14 years had passed since the Second Lebanon War, and that there was still no protected emergency room in the hospital. He asked "our cry be heard" and mentioned that during the Second Lebanon War His, and dozens of others were injured. "We are 39.7 miles from the border," he said.

"The security situation teaches us that there is a real fear that during future security incidents the city will be under missile attacks. At least one emergency room in Nazareth must be operated and protected so that it can respond to the residents of the area," said Dr. Elias. "We have the option of setting up such an emergency room at the French hospital, but it is stuck because there is no budget to continue construction."

"It is not possible to protect the kibbutzim first and only then Shlomi - we are all equal"

Not only the French hospital in Nazareth is concerned about the issue of protection. At the beginning of August, the auditor published a follow-up report to the previous report, which shows that 2.6 million (28%) residents in Israel still do not have standard protection near their place of residence. The deputy head of the Asher Regional Council, Yoram Israeli, said that "all the plans were completely stopped for an incomprehensible reason. "Shield of the North" but in practice on the ground for such and other budgetary reasons nothing was done. "

The head of the Shlomi local council, Gabi Naaman, also claimed that half of the residents are not protected. "It is not possible, we are a settlement next to a fence. It is not possible to protect the kibbutzim and moshavim first and only then Shlomi - we are all equal," he said in the committee. "I can't give it a hand." The head of the Shlomi council, which is only in 12th place on the list of protected localities, added that "we are told that the hotels will not be available, so the residents will stay here until things become clear. Our people will not be evacuated to sleep on mattresses."

He said, "Immediately after the start of the school year, we will raise the issue on the national agenda - we are prepared to close roads. Do not say there is a plan. Give me protection at home and I do not need evacuation. The house is our resilience for Shlomi residents. ". Naaman emphasized: "The disregard of the Home Front Command causes us great injustice."

In addition, MK Hemed Amar (joint list) warned that there are no public shelters in the Druze sector. "There are buildings in areas that were built before MMDs were required," he said. "In the event of a severe war, our situation is not good in the north." He called on Defense Minister Bnei Gantz, "to take what has been prepared and implement it. Decide on five billion and allocate half a billion - to get going."

"Give me protection at home and I do not need evacuation." Naaman at a local infiltrator infiltration incident, June

According to the auditor's report, although in July 2018 the Cabinet decided to formulate a multi-year plan ("Northern Shield") for the years 2030-2019 to protect the home front and improve earthquake preparedness, this plan has not yet been formulated and no budgetary source has been allocated - which calls into question its implementation. In addition, although as early as June 2014, the government made a decision to regulate the powers between the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Internal Security regarding the treatment of the home front - the regulation has not yet been completed.

The report further stated that public shelters located in localities near the border line and whose residents may be required to stay in them for a long stay, may be considered eligible by the Home Front Command even if they do not meet the physical conditions required for a long stay.

In addition, according to the National Emergency Authority, a "hotel" plan to evacuate a population from lines of conflict is based on incorrect basic principles and will be difficult to implement. Despite this, the alternative plan being formulated by the National Emergency Authority these days does not deal with the evacuation of settlements in the northern border.

"In the event of a severe war, our situation is not good." The security incident on the Lebanese border, tonight

Since the previous audit, the response to home front protection has been improved by adding security guards to about one million residents. The Home Front Command has improved the way data is presented to decision-makers, and it does not include inadequate protection measures. In February 2018, a biennial plan of NIS 150 million was approved. For the protection of localities within a range of up to 20 km from the Syrian border and the Lebanese border. In the years 2019-2015, the defense establishment invested about NIS 400 million in improving the warning system.

The chairman of the local government center, Haim Bibbs, claimed that the government had failed. "Unfortunately, the NIS 500 million plan is not really being implemented. "All the latest things prove that the home front is the real front," he said during the committee's discussion. "The Israeli government has failed miserably. A situation where there is a decision and it is not implemented - is the worst. We are exactly in this place, and the north has been put aside. "

He said that the south is more protected than the north. A plan should be backed by a multi-year budget. Just as you know how to do it in transportation, so you need to be confident. If they do in the north what they did to protect the south - we will be somewhere else, "he added.

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