'Completely unprofessional': Experts dispute the IDF's 150-person Habima Square protest cap

A former Home Front Command officer estimated that about 5,000 people could reach the lower levels of the garage within 10 minutes – the typical early warning time for incoming threats. 'The 150-person limit is a joke,' a former city engineer said

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'Completely unprofessional': Experts dispute the IDF's 150-person Habima Square protest cap

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A former Home Front Command officer estimated that about 5,000 people could reach the lower levels of the garage within 10 minutes – the typical early warning time for incoming threats. 'The 150-person limit is a joke,' a former city engineer said

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09:28 AM • April 10 2026 IDT

Engineers involved in building Tel Aviv's Habima Square parking complex say the Israel Police and the Home Front Command imposed an unnecessarily low cap of 150 participants at anti-Iran war protests, despite infrastructure that could safely accommodate far more.

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