Home Front Command caps gatherings at 5,000 nationwide as major shows are canceled

Israel’s Home Front Command tightened civilian safety instructions on Sunday, June 14, 2026, amid concerns about a possible Iranian missile strike. The new directive limits gatherings across the country to 5,000 people, and large-scale performances have been canceled.

After a situation assessment at the Transportation Ministry, officials decided to keep Israel’s airspace open for now. The change comes after strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s Dahiyeh suburb, which drew Iranian threats, as well as a series of targeted attacks in several villages in southern Lebanon.

Security officials told N12 that, before the Beirut strike, the possibility of an Iranian response had already been discussed. One source said, “We saw how the Iranians reacted the last time, and we took that into account. We are prepared for every possibility.” Israeli defense circles have been preparing for the chance that Iran could intervene and attack Israel again.

A diplomatic source involved in the contacts told Fox News that the strike “complicates the efforts to finalize an agreement.” N12 also reported that the IDF notified U.S. Central Command shortly before the Beirut attack, according to senior Israeli and American officials. Meanwhile, groups linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that “in a few hours, the skies of the Jews will once again be filled with a rain of missiles,” while the Houthi-aligned Khatam al-Anbiya command said that “the crimes of the Zionist entity in Dahiyeh will not go unanswered.”