IDF: Following a situational assessment and in accordance with Home Front Command guidelines, it was decided that restrictions that were set yesterday (Thursday) on the communities of Merom HaGalil, Northern Galilee, Kiryat Shmona, Mevo'ot HaHermon, Yesud HaMa'ala, Hatzor, Rosh Pinna, Safed, Metula and communities in the northern Golan north of Katzrin will be lifted.

The guidelines published on the official Home Front Command channels must continue to be followed. The full instructions are updated on the National Emergency Portal and the Home Front Command app.

Safed was one of the places which was reportedly being evacuated.

“The US does not believe that lifting the ban on Ukrainian long-range NATO missile strikes deep into Russia will have a decisive effect in the war in Ukraine,”

- Pentagon

Either a Russian missile or a glide bomb struck the city of Druzhkivka about half an hour ago. A large column of smoke is rising.

Pokrovsk was also hit.

The Israeli strike on Beirut has killed 12 Hezbollah members, including 8 commanders. Everything is escalating more and more.

“Meetings with representatives of Russia have already taken place in an online format. There will be offline and online meetings” - Zelenskyy

The Lebanese health ministry has released updated numbers on the killed and wounded in recent Israeli attacks:

For the attack on the southern suburb of Beirut, 31 people have been killed and 68 were wounded.

As for the two waves of pager explosions, 70 people have now been killed. 770 people are still in hospitals with 152 of those in intensive care units.

6 strong explosions were reported in the city of Slovyansk, Donetsk Oblast just now.

— 🇮🇱/🇱🇧 NEW: Israel has closed its airspace from 'Hadera' in Haifa to the border with Lebanon.

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Not a good sign

Israeli airstrikes are now targeting the Litani river which splits southern Lebanon off. The goal is probably to cut logistics to the south. Another bad sign.

The Khardali river is now being bombed too

Air raid alerts are now being declared in northern Israel. It is reported that a barrage of rockets was launched by Hezbollah.

Sirens are now sounding in the city of Safed.

Explosions are reported in Safed.

Hezbollah rockets reportedly targeted the Golan heights in northeastern Israel just now, without any air raid alerts being declared.

The IDF has reportedly closed all roads leading into the Golan Heights.