{"id":59275,"date":"2026-05-15T21:43:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T01:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/idf-declares-closed-military-zone-in-rosh-hanikra-achziv-areas-after-situational-assessment\/15\/05\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T21:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T01:43:07","slug":"idf-declares-closed-military-zone-in-rosh-hanikra-achziv-areas-after-situational-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/idf-declares-closed-military-zone-in-rosh-hanikra-achziv-areas-after-situational-assessment\/15\/05\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"IDF declares closed military zone in Rosh HaNikra, Achziv areas after situational assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The closure went into effect on Thursday night, according to an order from the IDF\u2019s Commander of the Northern Command, MG Rafi Milo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The IDF declared a closed military zone in the areas of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/explosive-drone-hits-rosh-hanikra-115243124.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Rosh Hanikra;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Rosh Hanikra&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Rosh Hanikra<\/a> and Achziv in northern Israel, near the border with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/israel-lebanon-agree-45-day-001421887.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Lebanon;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Lebanon&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Lebanon<\/a>, following a situation assessment, the military announced on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The closure went into effect on Thursday night, according to an order from the IDF\u2019s Commander of the Northern Command, MG Rafi Milo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Civilian entry into the areas is prohibited, and any individual caught violating the order will be prosecuted, the IDF stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The closed military zone announcement came as Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah has repeatedly launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/threat-manageable-idf-downplays-hezbollah-210516207.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:drones;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;drones&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">drones<\/a> and projectiles towards Israeli territory.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">IDF strikes hundreds of Hezbollah targets<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/israel-hits-hezbollah-terror-infrastructure-191107612.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:the IDF;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;the IDF&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the IDF<\/a>, over the past week, the military struck over 440 Hezbollah targets in multiple areas of southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 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(credit: Ayal Margolin\/Flash90)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More than 220 Hezbollah terrorists who operated to enact attacks against Israeli soldiers were killed in the strikes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Over the course of Friday, the IDF targeted several Hezbollah infrastructure sites in the Tyre region of southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The air force, in coordination with Israeli troops, also struck Hezbollah weapons storage facilities containing stockpiles of anti-tank missiles and mortar shells, as well as a drone launch site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-declares-closed-military-zone-011321265.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The closure went into effect on Thursday night, according to an order from the IDF&rsquo;s Commander of the Northern Command, MG Rafi<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/idf-declares-closed-military-zone-in-rosh-hanikra-achziv-areas-after-situational-assessment\/15\/05\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/eacbe8f42534ad585907761ef0a221a1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59275"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59275\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}