Municipal elections are slated to be held on October 31. Because of the war, which at this time is expected to continue for a while, and so many people away from their homes and unable to vote, the Ministry is recommending reorganization by delaying the elections to January 2024. Hopefully by well before then the situation will have changed and election campaigns will be able to get under way, it will be safe to campaign and vote, and Israel can get back to normal.

The news has reported the government has accepted the recommendation and will be passing this into law in the coming days. 

Additionally, I saw in the news somewhere but do not remember where, the Ministry is looking into the possibility of opening the election registrars for the communities down south that were just ravaged by terrorism so more people can submit candidacy for upcoming elections, in due time. Ofir Liebstein, a mayor (actually a regional council head) of Shaar Hanegev, was killed by terrorists last Shabbos, among all the others, so again, opening the registrars will assist in the reorganization of the communities.

On another note, but also an extension, the IRS has announced that Israeli citizens/residents who file federal taxes in the United States of America, have been granted an automatic extension from filing for the year 2022. The new date for filling for the year 2022 will be October 7, 2024. I said "Israeli citizens" but it really includes anyone whose place of residence is located in Israel, the West Bank, or Gaza, so Palestinians get this extension as well. Not that I am so fast or organized myself but it may take the Gazans some time to find their paperwork for filing taxes after the war is finished, so good on them!

Of course, if relevant, make sure you dont expect to get the complicated details of who this actually applies to from me. Speak to your account, check the details on the IRS website, and good luck.