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At least five U.S. personnel wounded by rocket strike on the Al-Asad Airbase in Iraq • Biden briefed about timing and nature of Iranian strike on Israel • Details still not clear, U.S. officials say.
With its multi-layered air defense systems at peak readiness, Israel is preparing a range of strike options against the Iranian axis.
Israel has been on pins and needles for a fifth straight day amid deep uncertainty and waiting, perhaps intentionally planned by its powerful existential foe.
Sergei Shoigu was invited by the secretary of the Islamic Republic’s main military decision-making body.
“Our enemies are carefully considering their every move because of the capabilities you have demonstrated,” the Israeli defense minister told troops.
The redeployment follows a warning about Palestinian terrorists coming from Judea and Samaria.
Since Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre, the IDF has “taken the gloves off” in Judea and Samaria as the terror group has stepped up its efforts there, observers say.
U.S. President Joe Biden convened his national security team in the Situation Room on Monday to discuss the situation in the Middle East.
Cell Broadcast technology is “intended for use in large-scale emergencies, subject to the operational consideration of the Home Front Command,” according to the Israeli military.
The report came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened the chiefs of Israel’s security agencies for a situation assessment.
The U.S. secretary of defense also “expressed strong support for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal,” per the Pentagon.
Ayman Safadi’s diplomatic visit is the first by a high-level Jordanian official to the Islamic Republic in nearly a decade.
