JERUSALEM, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday announced in a statement the lifting of most gathering restrictions that were in place due to the war on the Iranian and Lebanese fronts.
The lifting of restrictions followed the start of a ceasefire in Lebanon.
The change in restrictions took effect at 4:00 p.m. Israeli time (1300 GMT) and allows gatherings without restrictions on the number of people in most areas of the country, except areas near the northern border with Lebanon, where a gathering limit of up to 1,000 people will apply until Saturday evening.
The lifting of restrictions will allow educational, cultural, and sports events in most areas of the country with no limitations.
A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect at midnight between Thursday and Friday local time (2100 GMT), following an earlier announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump. The truce aims to end more than a month of deadly escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, which has claimed over 2,000 lives. ■
