Lebanon's Hezbollah warned Israeli residents to evacuate towns within 3.11 miles of the border between the countries in a message posted on its Telegram channel in Hebrew early on Friday.

The four were arrested in relation to an ongoing investigation into surveillance of locations linked to Jewish communities.

The plan was eventually shared with the Washington and brought forward around January after protests broke out Iran, according to Katz.

"We have not attacked Muslim countries," said Aragchi, adding that Iran has "no problem" with its Muslim neighbors.

The Finance Ministry warned that the economic shutdown is costing Israel NIS 9.5 billion per week, urging a shift to an alert status and allowing businesses with protected spaces to reopen.

Volunteers from United Hatzalah assisted Hadassah Mount Scopus staff in moving critically ill patients to underground safe zones as Iranian ballistic missiles triggered sirens across Israel.

The temporary shutdown of Israel’s main international gateway at the start of the week led to the cancellation of flights for immigrants who had been scheduled to land between March 1 and March 7.