Residents of communities adjacent to the fence – including Zikim, Karmia, Yad Mordechai, Erez, Nir Am, Kfar Azza, Alumim, Be'eri, Magen and Nir Yitzhak – received a notice from the IDF on Saturday that they could return to their homes if they wished. However, they must coordinate this with the 143rd Division, which is responsible for the home front.
The document circulated to the heads of the local authorities for impression and reference was refused on their behalf. The heads of the local authorities strongly opposed a return until all threats to the envelope were removed, since the war is still ongoing and the area where many residents live is still designated as a combat zone.
Kibbutz Be'eri after the October 7 massacre, photo: Yossi Zeliger
Mayors of the Confrontation Line Forum, today, photo: Asher Headquarters Spokesperson
"Anyone who returns to the community must remember that he is returning to a community that is in a combat zone, including lively movement of security forces, cannon fire, low-flying aircraft, sounds of gunfire and explosions," the response of the heads of the authorities said. "In addition," they added, "the returning public is asked not to touch fallen, shells or pieces of ammunition that are likely to still exist in the area and immediately contact the local security authorities."
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