Israel announces basic lifting of wartime restrictions According to BlockBeats, on April 17th, according to CCTV News, the Israeli military's Ground Defense Command stated that with the ongoing ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel and the continuation of the ceasefire with Iran, wartime restrictions nationwide have been largely lifted. The Israeli Ground Defense Command issued a statement on the same day, stating that this is the first time since the United States and Israel launched a joint airstrike on Iran on February 28 that most wartime restrictions have been lifted nationwide. According to the statement, gathering restrictions nationwide have been fully lifted, but relevant restrictions will still be maintained in the border areas of Lebanon, with a maximum gathering capacity of 1000 people. This restriction will continue until 8:00 pm this Saturday (18th). The military stated that from 8:00 pm this Saturday, the gathering restrictions in the Lebanese border areas will also be lifted. In addition, schools and workplaces nationwide will resume normal operations. According to Fang, this is the first time in the past 48 days that all restrictions have been basically lifted.