Israel’s main supermarket chains are working to ensure that shelves are restocked as consumers hoard groceries and other food supplies.

Carrefour Israel (formerly Mega-Yeinot Bitan) said all of its 151 branches across the country, along with the chain’s online network, were working at full capacity.

“We have prepared in advance with significant inventories and our logistics system is operating at full capacity,” said Carrefour CEO Michael Luboshitz. “There is enough merchandise, and there is no need to stock up beyond what is required.”

On Sunday, Carrefour branches were open from 6 a.m. until midnight and reported a 300 percent jump in the volume of purchases across the entire chain compared to the same day a week ago. Online shopping orders doubled, and those made through the Wolt delivery service soared by 400%.

Since Sunday, schools and nonessential businesses have remained shuttered across Israel in line with the civilian guidelines issued by the IDF’s Home Front Command, after Israel and the US launched a joint offensive against Iran on Saturday morning. Iran has been firing missiles at Israel intermittently since then, leading........

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