The Homefront Command has annonced that school will not be in session in communities up to 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Hamas-controlled Gaza because of the threat of rockets and mortar shells being launched by terrorists there.
The list includes eight cities as close as Sderot and as far away as Rahat and Kiryat Malachi. Also affected are schools in the nine regional council areas around Gaza.
The Education Ministry's hotline for more information is 1-800-250-025.