Tel Aviv [Israel], January 3 (ANI/TPS): Israel's Communications Ministry announced that it will fund communications infrastructure for nearly 4,000 public shelters in 65 border-area local authorities on Tuesday.

The funding, to provide network reception for shelters within 40 kilometers (25 miles) of a border or within Judea and Samaria, will include cities such as Tiberias, Karmiel, Nahariya and Ashkelon.

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"Israel is [in a] war that will be here for many days to come," said Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi in a statement. "Communications services in public shelters are an essential need both on a day to day basis and certainly during emergencies."

Last month, a prominent Christian evangelical organization in Jerusalem announced it had renovated 140 underground bomb shelters in the Upper Galilee as Hezbollah attacks from Lebanon continued for the third straight month.

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The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem funded the USD 775,000 project, refurbishing 73 shelters in the town of Shlomi and 67 in the city of Ma'alot-Tarshiha, both near the northern border.

The shelters had fallen into disrepair since they were last used during the 2006 Second Lebanon War, with deficiencies including a lack of proper lighting, ventilation and plumbing.

Hamas welcomed in the new year by launching a wave of rockets towards southern and central Israel.

More than 20 rockets were launched at Israeli population centers just a few minutes after midnight on Monday, sending millions of people racing for shelter. (ANI/TPS)

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