The announcement came mere hours before Hezbollah launched a heavy barrage of over 40 rockets and five unmanned aerial vehicles from Lebanon into northern Israel.
Magen David Adom is preparing for possible power outages in the North in the event of Hezbollah attacks with innovative technology, MDA announced on Thursday.
Felix Lotan, senior paramedic and MDA head of disaster preparedness said “as Hezbollah threatens to conquer Israeli cities and military bases, we are preparing for fierce fighting within Israel’s borders.”
With the threat of escalating conflict with Hezbollah, the organization is creating protocols for emergency response if power across the country is cut. According to MDA, this involves “planning alternative energy sources and implementing a series of drills” to practice for if technology cannot be used, which emergency services are usually reliant on.
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