Nahariya hospital prepares for escalation with Hezbollah: wards go underground

Tami Gil
May 30, 2026   
Secure hospital
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Following the instructions of the Home Front Command and after a situation assessment led by the Director General of the Ministry of Health: The Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya is moving to operations in the protected underground complex.

Health fund clinics and milk drops will work in protected clinics.

The transition will be carried out in a gradual and controlled manner, in accordance with the preparedness plans that were built in advance.

""The health system is prepared to continue providing medical services even under emergency conditions, and the Ministry of Health continues to conduct ongoing situation assessments and update the guidelines as necessary," the statement said.

It was also stated that "the Ministry of Health reminds everyone who needs it that they can contact the resilience centers and the emergency and emotional support centers of the health funds to receive psychological assistance.".


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