JERUSALEM, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Israel announced on Wednesday that it will ease wartime restrictions starting Thursday, rolling back measures imposed at the start of its military operations against Iran.

People take shelter in a train station during an ongoing rocket attack from Iran in Tel Aviv, Israel on March 1, 2026. (File photo: AFP)

The Home Front Command stated it is lowering the level of restrictions from "essential activity level" to a "limited activity level" in all areas of the country, noting the move was made "in accordance with a situational assessment."

Under the updated guidelines, the limit on public gatherings will increase from 20 to 50 people, provided they take place in venues near a shelter. Educational activities remain prohibited.

The general ban on workplaces has also been lifted, allowing businesses to reopen in locations where a shelter can be reached within about a minute. Under the previous guidelines, all workplaces were closed except for those classified as "vital."

The move comes as the country's airspace is set to reopen before dawn on Thursday, with Ben Gurion International Airport scheduled to gradually resume activity for the first time since the beginning of the conflict.

On Saturday morning, Israel and the United States launched massive airstrikes on Iran, prompting retaliatory strikes by Iran against Israeli targets and U.S. military bases in the Middle East.