Posted on 09/27/24
| News Source: Arutz-7
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant arrived this morning (Friday) for a tour of the city of Tzfat, accompanied by Defense Ministry Director General Eyal Zamir, after the city had become a major target of recent Hezbollah attacks.
The visit began at the point of impact in the northern neighborhood of the city, where Minister Gallant received a briefing from Mayor Yossi Kakon on the attack's damage. A subsequent assessment meeting was held in the municipal command center together with IDF, police, and MDA personnel.
During the meeting, the Minister of Defense received a detailed briefing on the city's preparedness for emergencies for the past year, with emphasis on the stepped-up preparations in recent months.
Gallant referred to the importance of adhering to the Home Front Command directives and said that "adherence to the directives saves lives. We saw this clearly in the strike on the northern neighborhood of the city when those who acted in accordance with the directives in the shelters managed to avoid injury."
Gallant and his staff pledged to assist immediately in reducing the gaps in the city's protection and in the field of preparedness and noted that the city of Tzfat would receive additional emergency equipment for the city's security teams and volunteers.