Israel lifts domestic restrictions linked to war with Iran
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A man next to the apparent remains of a ballistic missile in northern Israel on June 24.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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- Israel lifts restrictions imposed during its 12-day war with Iran, effective June 24, allowing full activity in all areas and resuming flights.
- Israel states it achieved military objectives, agreeing to US President Trump's ceasefire plan, while Iran will abide if Israel does.
- At least 28 died in Israel, with four deaths in Beersheba on June 24 just before the ceasefire, after Israeli strikes on Iran.
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JERUSALEM – Israel’s military said on June 24 it was lifting restrictions on public gatherings, workplaces and schools it imposed during its 12-day war with Iran after a ceasefire took effect.
“All areas of the country will shift to full activity” from 8pm on June 24 (3am on June 25, Singapore time) on the orders of Defence Minister Israel Katz, the military said in a statement.
The guidelines will be effective until the evening of June 26, when they will be reviewed.
Israel’s airport authority also announced that all flights to and from the country would resume.
According to the Transport Ministry, between 100,000 and 150,000 Israelis were stranded abroad when Israel closed its airspace after launching a massive bombing campaign against Iran on June 13.
Tens of thousands of them have since been repatriated by air or sea.
The country has been under tight restrictions since the start of the war, with schools closed and non-essential businesses shut.
Israel and Iran both said on June 24 they would abide by a ceasefire deal first announced by US President Donald Trump.
Israel, in announcing it had agreed to Mr Trump’s plan, said it had achieved all its military objectives.
Iran initially stopped short of officially accepting the proposal, but President Masoud Pezeshkian later said that if “the Zionist regime does not violate the ceasefire, Iran will not violate it either”.
Israel hit Iranian military and nuclear facilities as well as key commanders and scientists, prompting waves of retaliatory Iranian missile fire at Israel.
The full extent of the damage in Israel is still not known due to military censorship rules, but at least 50 impacts have been acknowledged nationwide and the official death toll stands at 28.
At least four people died in the southern city of Beersheba on June 24 in a missile attack launched by Iran shortly before the ceasefire entered force, the emergency services said. AFP
