Curfew

IDF declares curfew, all army activities reduced to essentials only ahead of Storm Byron

The new orders reduced all military activities to essential-only status, prohibiting troops from leaving the base to go home for the weekend and any naval exercises during the storm.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN, AMIR BOHBOT
Israeli soldiers near the Israeli border with Lebanon, northern Israel, October 16, 2023.
A rebel led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham stands in the back of a vehicle in al-Rashideen, Aleppo province, Syria November 29, 2024.

Syrian police impose curfew in Homs after unrest

State media said the curfew was being imposed for one night, from 6pm local time until 8am on Thursday morning.

|ByREUTERS
Shi'ite fighters from Saraya al-Salam, who are loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, gather in the holy city of Najaf before heading to the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit

Sadr's supporters leave Baghdad on his order following riots

Violent clashes erupted in Iraq's Republican Palace in the heavily protected Green Zone after the powerful Shi'ite cleric announced he would fully withdraw from politics.

|ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
Israel's President Reuven Rivlin' house dressed up for Purim

Israeli President's Residence all dressed up for Purim

The entrance to the presidential compound is temporarily guarded by a mammoth orange-colored monster with enormous gold claws.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Coronavirus and Purim in Israel: These are the rules this year

"Last Purim, there was a dangerous outbreak... This cannot recur."

FEBRUARY 25, 2021ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Making merry at a school Purim party in years past

Coronavirus: Israeli gov't approves Purim night curfew

Purim begins Thursday at sundown. The curfew will run Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

FEBRUARY 23, 2021ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Jerusalem's usually busy Old City is seen virtually empty during Israel's third coronavirus lockdown.