Israel’s Home Front Command is easing wartime restrictions in parts of the country considered to be under lower threat from Iranian missiles and Hezbollah rockets, allowing some schools to reopen from Monday morning for the first time in nearly two weeks. According to the updated guidance, areas such as the Beit Shean Valley, Jordan Valley, parts of the West Bank, the Dead Sea area, Gaza border communities, the Western and Southern Negev, and the Arava will move from “limited activity” to “partial activity,” meaning educational institutions can operate if shelters are accessible in time and modest public gatherings can resume. In much of the rest of the country, however, schools remain shut and broader restrictions stay in place, reflecting the still-active threat environment. The Home Front Command says it is also trying to improve the precision of its missile early warning system so that fewer civilians are swept into broad-area alerts, with reports suggesting the change could reduce unnecessary warnings for 30% to 50% of people in some scenarios. The move comes at a difficult moment for Israel’s defences, with reports that interceptor stocks are running critically low and Iranian cluster munitions causing damage in places such as Holon and the Shfela region.