From Mark Regev (Israeli Foreign Min. spokesman): The Israeli command is planning on closing schools, restaurants, etc. and telling it's citizens to bunker down. It's giving the "Home Command" military to close down public and private institutions to save life.
I think they were also saying that it gives the military power to commandeer private homes as well. But not certain if this is the highest state of internal alert or second to highest.
From Mark Regev (Israeli Foreign Min. spokesman): The Israeli command is planning on closing schools, restaurants, etc. and telling it's citizens to bunker down. It's giving the "Home Command" military to close down public and private institutions to save life.
Probably done in preparation for an incursion into lebanon and the expected firing of mass barrages of kaytusha, farji and Zedval missiles