[49034] Escalation on the northern border: Netanyahu orders the cancellation of mass events and restricts policy statements

Security tension in the north and media blackout in the government

In light of the sensitive security situation with Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the cancellation of religious ceremonies that were scheduled for today at Mount Meron in the Galilee. Reports on this step were received from several sources, among them Khabar Fouri News | War News | US Attack, Akharin Khabar, the Khabari Plus channel, as well as the Sepah Iran | IRGC channel, which is affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. Sources affiliated with the pro-Iranian line defined the move as an expression of "fear of Hezbollah."

At the same time, the Iran International channel, which represents a critical position toward the regime in Tehran, reported that Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered his cabinet ministers to refrain from any public statements regarding the Islamic Republic. According to the report, this step is accompanied by the postponement of the security cabinet meeting, which was supposed to take place on Sunday, to next Monday.

These directives come against a backdrop of high alertness on the northern border and attempts by the political echelon to control the media narrative and prevent deterioration into a wider escalation, this while various actors in the region are closely examining Israel's responses to changes on the ground.