(July 12, 2026 \/ JNS)\n <\/p>\n
The Israeli government voted on Sunday to extend a \u201cspecial emergency\u201d for the entire country until late July due to the faltering ceasefire with Iran, Hebrew media reported.<\/p>\n
The \u201cSpecial Situation on the Home Front,\u201d which the government voted to extend through July 28, authorizes the Israel Defense Forces\u2019 Home Front Command to restrict public gatherings and civilian movement.<\/p>\n
The resolution does not affect Israeli civilians directly, but enables the IDF to quickly decide on new restrictions in the light of developing threats posed by Tehran and its terrorist proxies in the region.<\/p>\n
The proposal to extend the nationwide emergency measures is subject to approval by the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.<\/p>\n
According to explanatory notes accompanying the Cabinet resolution and cited by Israel Hayom on Sunday, renewed fighting between Iran and the United States has heightened concerns that missile attacks on the Jewish state could resume.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn light of security agencies\u2019 assessments that there remains a high likelihood of an attack on the civilian population, the circumstances justify approving the proposed decision to extend the validity of the declaration,\u201d the explanatory notes said.<\/p>\n
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that his administration would resume negotiations with Iran after Washington carried out another round of military strikes against the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n