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What's on, what's not in the south Tags: Israel News, Gaza, Hamas  Transportation Ministry Driving tests scheduled to take place in Ashdod and Ashkelon in the coming days will be conducted in Beit Shemesh. Those scheduled to take place in Sderot, Netivot and Ofakim will be held in Be'er Sheva, as scheduled. Motor vehicle registration offices in all locations will remain open as usual. Advertisement Public transportation is operating as usual. Employment Bureau Employment bureaus in Ashdod, Be'er Sheva, Sderot, Netivot, Ofakim and Ashkelon are closed, but unemployment and income supplement allowances will be paid as usual. Tel.: (08) 626-4130. Education Class has been suspended at all communities within 30-40 kilometers of the Gaza Strip. The Home Front Command order affects the following communities: Be'er Sheva, Hatzerim, Sderot, Ashkelon, Netivot, Ashdod, Ofakim, Kiryat Malachi, Kiryat Gat, Rahat and the regional councils of Eshkol, Hof Ashkelon, Sdot Hanegev, Sha'ar Hanegev, Merhavim, Lachish, Bnei Shimon, Yoav, Shafir, Be'er Tuvia, Gedera, Gan Yavneh and Gderot. Education Ministry hotline: 1-800-25-00-25 or 1-800-20-44-02. Health clinics The health maintenance organization clinics in the affected areas will be working together, with all facilities treating all patients who come to them. There will be at least one working clinic within 20 kilometers of all locations in the Be'er Sheva, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Sderot and Gaza border area. A full list of the clinics (Hebrew only) can be found at www.health.gov.il. Interior Ministry The ministry has extended the deadline for renewing gun licenses due to the security situation. Population Registry offices in Ashdod and Be'er Sheva are operating as usual. The office in Ashkelon is closed. Population Registry offices throughout the country will provide services to residents of Ashkelon, Sderot and border areas. Other Population Registry offices in the south will remain open, in accordance with Home Front Command orders. 'Quiet station' radio These stations will be silent during the following hours, except in the event of a rocket alert. Sderot: Army Radio 104 FM, quiet from 9 P.M. to 7 A.M. During the day any alerts will be broadcast on air. Ashkelon: Army Radio 90 FM, quiet 24 hours a day; Radio Darom 101.5 FM, quiet from 9 P.M. to 6 A.M. During the day, alerts will be broadcast on air. Netivot: 106 FM, quiet station from 9 P.M. to 6 A.M. Home Front Command The command's Web site, www.oref.org, lists the communities classified by their distance from Gaza (border areas, 10-20 kilometers, 20-30 kilometers, 30-40 kilometers) and instructions for each (also in English). A Hebrew-only Web site, www.oz.org.il, has been created for people living in the affected areas, and offers information about government institutions, recommendations for handling children and more. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Egypt-Syria rift The Gaza situation demands more than a truce. It demands pan-Arab reconciliation. No Talking Livni rejects offer to contact Hamas via Russia for Gaza truce talks.

Read & React Palestinians: Mother, four children killed in IDF Gaza offensive Responses: 256 Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff: Now IDF is getting personal with Hamas Responses: 84 Aluf Benn: Int'l community giving Israel time to weaken Hamas Responses: 15 Gideon Levy: Whose blood is being spilled in Gaza, and why? Responses: 40 Bradley Burston: To win in Gaza, all Israel has to do is survive Responses: 54 More Headlines 00:46 Sarkozy: Hamas to blame for Gaza suffering 00:12 Israeli soldier killed as IDF deepens Gaza ground operation 01:00 'I'm going in,' IDF soldier told mother hours before he was killed in Gaza 22:42 Livni rejects Russian offer to pass messages on to Hamas 20:28 Four lightly wounded as 50 Gaza rockets pound southern Israel 22:23 Dick Cheney: Israel didn`t seek U.S. okay before Gaza invasion 20:28 Palestinians: Mother, 4 children killed in IDF Gaza offensive 19:39 WATCH: Amid Gaza violence, Israeli and Palestinian doctors save baby's life 19:23 Get up to the minute coverage of the warfare in Gaza directly to your email 19:24 Rocket alert sends New York's Bloomberg running for cover in Sderot 15:03 ANALYSIS / Israel's aim in Gaza is to break Hamas resistance 00:13 Greek demonstrators set banks on fire to protest IDF operation in Gaza 20:57 Knesset panel okays call-up of tens of thousands of IDF reservists 17:59 Peres: No Gaza truce right now, Hamas needs a 'real lesson' 01:32 Madoff victims selling memorabilia of disgraced financier on eBay 20:02 Iranian military commander: Cut oil exports to Israel`s supporters 21:01 Shin Bet Chief: Hamas has eased its demands for Gaza truce with Israel 18:55 EU foreign policy chiefs begin mission to seek Gaza cease-fire 18:08 Report: Hamas holding 2 Israeli soldiers; IDF: No knowledge of report 10:30 ANALYSIS / International community giving Israel time to weaken Hamas in Gaza 10:29 ANALYSIS / Solution to Gaza crisis requires pan-Arab effort Previous Editions Select Day 04 jan 02 jan 01 jan 31 dec 30 dec 29 dec 28 dec 26 dec 25 dec 24 dec 23 dec 22 dec

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