In the wake of Syrian unrest, Israel's residents are scrambling
to get their government-distributed gas masks. A month before
the festival of Purim, Israeli children are learning to don
another costume. In the wake of Israel's strike on Syrian
chemical weapons convoys on Wednesday, January 30th, Israeli
citizens in the north, closer to the Syrian border, went to get
their gas masks.Officials from the Israel Postal Company said
that over 4,000 masks had been given out Tuesday, up from 1,400
on the days before. The company also stated that in Jerusalem
and Beersheba the numbers were especially high, up from less
than 400 a day to over 1,000. That means almost three times the
average number of citizens came to distribution centers across
the country to receive their protective gear. As of now, more
than 4,700,000 protective gear kits have been distributed
countrywide. Children are especially vulnerable to toxins, and
Israel has had to create special gas masks for children. The
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