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Ambulance sirens are a regular noise during routine emergencies.
But during times of escalation, they can also cause the public to panic, because they sound similar to the rocket alert sirens.
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To spare the public unnecessary anxiety, MDA Director General Eli Bin instructed the teams around the country to use a siren which sounds different from the rocket alert siren.
“These days we must be extra sensitive to the Israeli public,” said MDA Director-General Eli Bin, who said he instructed teams to change the siren to “avoid causing unnecessary anxiety.”
MDA remains on the highest alert possible in southern Israel.
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