Preparing for attacks and rocket fire: the police are preparing for Jerusalem Day

3,200 police officers, MGB soldiers and volunteers will secure the Jerusalem Day events and the Flag Parade that will take place this Thursday. At the end of the situation assessments held by Jerusalem District Commander Superintendent Doron Turgeman, the police are on high alert to deal with intentions of terrorist attacks and even rocket fire. However, the police make it clear that there is no concrete threat of firing missiles at Israel. Based on network monitoring and intelligence information, 15 suspects have already been arrested for trying to break the order or harm the existence of the celebrations and the march, and 32 suspects have been detained, most of them residents of East Jerusalem.

A senior police officer told "Maariv": "No foreign party will dictate the way of life in Jerusalem and in the State of Israel in general, any attempt to commit an act of terrorism or disrupt order will be dealt with immediately. Forces have already been deployed starting tonight and the events will take place as usual and as usual in recent years, including crossing the gate Nablus. In no way will a march inside the Temple Mount be allowed, and any attempt to violate the order will be dealt with with a firm hand." The police will block roads and secure the participants to avoid friction as much as possible.

The flag parade route in Jerusalem (Photo: Israel Police)

In addition to the traditional flag parade, there are expected to be White Night events, state ceremonies that will take place on Mount Herzl and Ammunition Hill, tours, ceremonies, ceremonies at monuments and the revelry of Shmuel the Prophet. Also, the crowd coming to the Old City for safety reasons will be regulated in accordance with the loads and the maximum crowd occupancy allowed in the Western Wall plaza according to a safety engineer's report.

Details of traffic regulations:
Between the hours of 14:00 and 19:00 – the following streets and the roads leading to them will be closed to vehicular traffic: Ben Zvi, Bezalel, King George, Keren Hayesod, Agron, Yitzhak Karib, King Shlomo, Menashe Ben Israel, Jerusalem Brigade, Paratroopers, engineering, the IDF tunnel, Haim Bar Lev towards the south, Sultan Suleiman in both directions.

The contractions will gradually open, depending on the progress of the celebrants. During the march of the flags, the light rail will not operate at the stations adjacent to the IDF Square in both directions. Also, public transportation in the area will travel on alternative routes.