The IDF announced the recruitment of 70,000 reservists amid strikes on Iran

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has announced the recruitment of 70,000 reservists amid strikes on Iran. This was announced on February 28 by the Ynet portal.

"Against the background of the campaign launched against Iran, the [Israeli] army is calling for 70,000 reservists," the report said.

Meanwhile, Israeli civilians are forced to stay in bomb shelters amid missile attacks from Iran. Izvestia's footage shows people playing billiards in one of these shelters. Israelis are singing songs and filming videos in a Tel Aviv bomb shelter, and the atmosphere is calm.

Israel launched a preemptive strike on targets in Iran on the morning of February 28. The operation was called "Yehuda Shield." Iran has completely closed its airspace to all types of vessels. Explosions and communication outages were recorded in Tehran.

US President Donald Trump has confirmed that the United States has launched a large-scale military operation against Iran. He assured that "he will take care to deprive Iran of the opportunity to obtain nuclear weapons."

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