Israel Police has completed its preparations for the Rashbi event at Meron which will take place on Lag B’Omer, on Thursday evening and Friday. Thousands of police, Border Police, National Guard, and traffic police officers are already deployed in the town of Meron, at the Rashbi compound, and on access roads in order to maintain public order and direct traffic. At the same time, Israel Police is operating a helicopter, observation equipment, drones, ATVs, off-road vehicles, and motorcycles in the entire area. Thousands of ushers from the Chareidi community will operate in all areas of Meron. The number of attendants has been limited through pre-purchased Ministry of Transport travel tickets. The drive up to Meron will only be permitted to public buses and shuttles. The police will provide essential information to the public on an ongoing basis through hotline 110,  the police’s national information hotline, and through the media. Important phone numbers for public use: ▪️ You can stay updated at all times via the official information centers for the Rashbi celebration in Meron through the  website or the information hotline at *3213 ▪️1220 – Locating lost people in the compound area. ▪️100 – Israel Police emergency hotline (to report unusual events / a suspicious person or object). ▪️110 – Israel Police national information hotline (changes in traffic arrangements, directions to the event) (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)