The Security Cabinet on Monday,4 Menachem Av, concluded a visit to IDF Homefront Command and a discussion on the readiness of the homefront for emergency situations. During the visit, which was planned in advance according to the annual work plan, members of the cabinet were briefed on the readiness of the homefront for security emergency scenarios and earthquakes.

The Ministerial Committee on National Security (the Security Cabinet), headed by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, decided to establish a joint team chaired by the National Security Council – and with the participation of the Defense Ministry, the Finance Ministry and other ministries – to formulate, within 60 days, an approximately NIS 5 billion multi-year plan for 2019-2030, for continuing homefront protective activity and to improve preparedness for earthquakes and emergency situations.

The Cabinet also charged the Finance Ministry Budget Director and the Defense Ministry Director-General to indicate – within three weeks – a budgetary source for NIS 500 million from within the budget of the aforesaid plan, to carry out the structural reinforcement of – inter alia – public institutions and residences, according to Homefront Command’s order of priorities, in 2018-2019.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem/photo credit: Kobi Gideon, GPO)