Israel Braces for Days of Fighting with Iran, Mobilizes Reserves
"The assessment within the Israeli army is that the confrontation with Iran will continue for several days," a radio station reported.
The outlet added that the military had begun laying the groundwork for a broad mobilization of reserve forces, though no further specifics were disclosed.
On the home front, Israel's Home Front Command tightened restrictions on public gatherings and movement nationwide, effective through Monday evening. A public broadcaster outlined the new directives, which permit gatherings of up to 200 people in open-air settings and 500 indoors — provided those present can reach a protected shelter within the required timeframe. Beaches were ordered closed to the public, while workplaces were permitted to remain operational on the condition that adequate shelter access was available on-site.
The mobilization and civil restrictions come amid a rapidly deteriorating security situation. Tensions boiled over Sunday when Israel struck the Lebanese capital Beirut in defiance of an active ceasefire, drawing a retaliatory missile barrage from Iran targeting northern Israel. Israel responded with several successive waves of airstrikes against Iranian territory.
The current crisis is rooted in a broader regional escalation that erupted in late February, when coordinated US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran triggered a sustained cycle of Iranian retaliation against Israel and regional nations hosting American military assets. A ceasefire reached on April 8 briefly interrupted hostilities before unraveling over disputed implementation terms and compounding regional developments.
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