On Sunday night, as the Israel Defense Forces announced that they were getting ready for an attack by Iran, the Home Front Command issued new guidelines for the whole country, effective immediately.

According to the guidelines, regular activities can be held in workplaces, provided that a secure space can be reached within the time given by alerts of incoming attacks (which vary by location). When relevant, employers can also ask their employees to work remotely.

Schools and kindergartens, however, were just required to shut down, with no exceptions.

“Tomorrow, there are no classes and no matriculation exams. Schools and educational institutions across the country are closed according to Home Front Command guidelines,” read the laconic X post by Education Minister Yoav Kisch.

The decision left parents once again scrambling for solutions to both work and take care of their children on a moment’s notice.

“Canceling all the schools while keeping the economy open. Nothing beats the feeling of a slap in the face,” Doron Shabti, founder and director of the Alon Center for Returning to Life, an organization that supports reserve soldiers, wrote in a post on X.

“The way they are behaving is disgraceful,” responded journalist and author Amir........

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