Nearly two weeks into nationwide school closures brought on by the US-Israeli war with Iran, Education Minister Yoav Kisch reaffirmed Thursday that the ministry is weighing a partial reopening of schools starting as early as next week, but that the plan will not apply to northern Israel or the densely populated Tel Aviv area.

Kisch made the remarks during a situational assessment in the northern city of Nahariya. The update comes after a night of heavy fire on the north and central Israel by both Iran and its Lebanese terror proxy Hezbollah.

“The topic of a partial opening in those areas is not at all relevant at the moment,” Kisch said, referring to metropolitan Tel Aviv and the north.

On Monday, Kisch presented a plan to reopen daycares, special education, and grades 1, 2, 11, and 12 in areas designated as “yellow,” or at lower risk of attacks, in a color-coding system used by the Home Front Command, provided the schools have shelters.

So far, no area has been designated as “yellow.” The next assessment is set for Saturday night, just ahead of the beginning of the school week on Sunday morning.

Iran has fired volleys of missiles across Israel in response to the US-Israeli strikes that began on February 28, while Hezbollah in Lebanon has been........

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