Internal Security Minister Amir Ohana announced that a special state of emergency would be declared in Lod.
"Tonight we are declaring a special civil emergency in Lod. We will do whatever is necessary in order to restore law and order in Lod and throughout the country. After security consultations, it was decided to recruit 16 Border Police battalions in reserve, relocating the Judea and Samaria battalions to Lod and strengthening the police forces immediately," Ohana wrote on his Twitter account.