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IDF Lifts Nationwide Gathering Ban, North Keeps Caps

6/17/2026

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  • The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Home Front Command rescinded the nationwide ban on gatherings after a new assessment.
  • The reversal lifts the previous limit of 5,000 people for gatherings across all regions of Israel.
  • Communities along the northern border remain subject to caps of 100 people outdoors and 400 indoors.
  • The earlier restrictions had been imposed the day before because officials feared potential Iranian missile attacks.