“The police will also deal with the perpetrators of violations of regulations at the criminal level and target the party organizers and publicists, hall owners and clubs that will allow mass parties and verified patients who are caught outside their homes. All other violators will be “honored with a” fine in the event of a first violation, “a senior police official told Maariv this evening (Thursday). Them immediately.
Meanwhile, Police Commissioner Ranj Kobi Shabtai went on a tour of the main traffic centers to measure the pulse of the night curfew. Renz Saturn admitted that the police were surprised on Wednesday night by the street party that took place in Tel Aviv: “Yes, we were surprised, although this is not a planned party but a rolling event when civilians are added. It must not happen and we are prepared to respond accordingly. “
Commissioner Kobi Shabtai (Photo: screenshot)The commissioner also referred to the demonstrations expected on Saturday night in Balfour in front of the prime minister’s residence and said: “We will also be there and act according to the clear procedure.” Regarding Jerusalem Day, the commissioner said that for his part, all public transportation to the city should be closed from Saturday evening and not open on Sunday either. “We worked with public leaders, we will not allow Tishim and any other event or activity in Jerusalem. Our activity in the city is intense with increased forces as needed” In addition, Ran’z Shabtai explained that the entrances to ultra-Orthodox cities will be blocked, including Bnei Brak and Elad: In Jerusalem, it starts from the cities in the center of the country. ”
Saturn commented on a party in Tel Aviv last night: “This is a rolling event starting in several places of takeaway deliveries, and people got there and started accumulating, so the police came and handed out about 50 fines.” Finally, the commissioner thanked the police and noted that “this is the mission for which we exist today, we must meet expectations from us.”
About an hour and a quarter before the start of the night curfew on the occasion of Purim, which took effect tonight at 20:30, traffic jams and heavy loads were recorded inside the cities on the main roads, miles long. This is probably due to the large number of people who have finished reading the Megillah or shopping for the holiday and the weekend.
Remember, from tonight until tomorrow at five in the morning, and during the weekend, the police will deploy 24 roadblocks on interurban roads to enforce traffic restrictions. Alongside these, mobile checkpoints will also be deployed within the cities, at the discretion of district and station commanders. Police will step up enforcement starting at night.
This coming Sunday, it is Shushan Purim, the police will focus on significantly increasing enforcement in religious areas and especially ultra-Orthodox, where there is a fear that parts of the ultra-Orthodox public will not give up the celebrations. In addition, the possibility of banning public transportation in Jerusalem from Saturday to Sunday is being examined.
Reading a Megillah in Tel Aviv (Photo: Avshalom Shashoni)“The goal is to prevent the Purim parties first and foremost”
Meanwhile, Deputy Superintendent Guy Levy, head of the traffic department in the traffic division, addressed the increased police activity during the night curfew period. “Starting at 20:30 in the evening, about 24 checkpoints nationwide will be placed on the intercity roads, along with another 200 checkpoints that will be deployed at the entrances and exits from the cities. The purpose of the night closure is, first and foremost, to prevent Purim parties. Yesterday we saw “Parties in the Tel Aviv area, and today we report about 31 parties that were thwarted ahead of time, and about 33 party organizers who were brought in for questioning,” he said in an interview with Alon Gal and Judy Nir Mozes on 103FM.
All the details about the night curfew during Purim
“The penalty for those who are more than a kilometer away from their home and not according to the regulations of what they are allowed to do, is about NIS 500. In addition, party organizers and those who open their business under curfew will receive a fine of 5,000, 7,000 to 10,000 shekels,” said Sen. “Tz Levi.
He said, “Tonight there will be a lot of cops on the streets. We are talking about more than 2,000 cops who will be tonight, from all the units. I turn to anyone who hears us now, and ask for the public’s cooperation, without which we can not succeed.
Addressing allegations of selective enforcement, the officer said: “We do everything within the possibilities of the Israel Police. When we talk about mass funerals, there are no organizers for the funeral, unlike people who invite to a party against regulations and against any possible restriction. The funeral has no organizer.”
“80 percent of the reports recorded in the past week were recorded in the red cities in the State of Israel. We go to places we are supposed to enforce, we go to places we know are prone to disaster. It is impossible to say that enforcement in the State of Israel is unequal, “Sen. Levy concluded.