The IDF Home Front Command announces adjustments to its wartime guidelines in northern Israel as the fighting with Hezbollah continues.
IDF: Updated Home Front Command defensive guidelines
The IDF continues to monitor the developments, and in coordination with the Home Front Command’s ongoing situational assessment, it was decided to update the defensive guidelines.
From Saturday, April 11th, 2026, at 20:00, until Monday, April 13th, 2026, at 18:00, the defensive guidelines will change and be updated in accordance with the situational assessment:
1. The frontline areas will remain under a limited activity level, in accordance with the following guidelines:
* No educational activities
* Gatherings and services – up to 50 people outdoors and up to 100 people indoors.
2. The Upper Galilee area:
– Educational activities – may be conducted within a protected space.
– Communities subject to exceptions are detailed in the document.
* All other guidelines remain unchanged.
3. Haifa Bay guidance area – transition from limited activity to partial activity level
* Educational activity – may be held in locations from which a protected space can be reached within the required protection time.
* Gatherings and services – up to 100 people in open areas and up to 400 people indoors.
All other Home Front Command guidelines remain unchanged .
