Police are preparing for the third closure: more than 300 checkpoints will be deployed across the country

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About 6,000 police officers and more than 300 checkpoints will be deployed starting tomorrow (Sunday) at 5:00 PM in order to enforce the third closure. On intercity roads, the Traffic Division will deploy 21 random and skipping checkpoints to divert traffic, but from 18:00 daily until midnight, more than 300 permanent roadblocks will be deployed on roads throughout the country.

Full closure begins: Police set up roadblocks // Archive photo: Moshe Ben Simhon, Newsenders

Since the beginning of last week, the police have registered about 10,000 reports for the various violations. Most of them for not wearing a mask in the public space. A senior police official said yesterday that “there will be uncompromising enforcement in the ultra-Orthodox and Arab sectors as well.” It is a complex country for enforcement, but where the demonstrations will be organized, we will allow them to take place. “As of this writing, the police have not demanded that they reinforce themselves with soldiers as in previous closures.

A senior police officer said tonight that preparations for a third closure were made after lessons were learned from the first and second closures. “We practiced with all the bodies to implement the closure, including the conditions and guidelines.” The officer added that an effort would be concentrated on the basis of dedicated force arrangements and staff officers to be deployed in the districts as force multipliers. Police will assist at 130 sites for vaccinating the population, in parallel with handling protests that are expected to occur ahead of the closure.

Thousands of police officers will participate in the enforcement operations, and when it comes to criminal crime, the police will focus mainly on domestic violence. “We will take into account the economic situation of the citizens. A third closure is not like the first two closures, and this time we will act out of restraint and inclusion. We expect public co-operation,” a police source said tonight, adding more significant enforcement action against crowds and isolators improved guidelines.

The Challenge Unit at Blade 433 will focus on parties and nature events leading up to New Year’s Eve. “The main focus will be advocacy prevention and inclusion alongside the fact that we will share masks and enforce uncompromising gatherings. We expect cooperation but will work harder against those who hold illegal events,” the source said.

As stated, about 4,000 police officers will operate in the first tier and as there is aggravation, the number will increase to 6,000. “The focus in the intercity complex will be to allow traffic as a series. We will operate checkpoints in the intercity medium,” said a senior officer. “There will be about 21 physical and skipping barriers during the day and with emphasis at night. It is clear to us that there will be traffic on the arteries as long as the closure allows them. ”

“Therefore, the police officer will proportionally investigate the policing activity in the public space and together with the local authorities, we will enforce the closure in the public space in the cities. Warnings are given and whoever is not heard will be punished.” As stated, checkpoints will also be deployed at night from six-thirty until midnight, including skipping checkpoints during the day.

“Enforcement operations are not simple, but they were clarified to the police,” the police clarified yesterday, emphasizing that regarding the checkpoints: “In the center of the country, more than 300 checkpoints will be set up, which will be deployed during the closure, some of which will be random checkpoints.”

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