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The threat comes as Israel’s War Cabinet is deciding on a “painful” retaliation to the Islamic Republic’s massive April 14 drone and missile attack.
The annual event, organized by the Colel Chabad charity group, was nearly canceled this year amid soaring tensions between Israel and Iran.
“It’s clear the Israelis are making a decision to act. We hope they do so in a way that does as little to escalate this as possible,” said visiting British FM David Cameron.
The IDF has withdrawn troops from southern Gaza, leaving only one brigade in the northern and central Strip.
Iran’s attempt to knock out an F-35 base and Hezbollah’s reported attack on an Iron Dome battery reiterate the need to diversify Israeli firepower
Blinken told a group of American Jewish leaders that a major conflict between Jerusalem and Tehran was not in the interests of the United States.
“If this ends up being true, this will be an absolute outrage and a scandal the likes of which I haven’t seen before,” David Friedman said.
Congress passed a resolution this week declaring that the phrase “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” is antisemitic.
“It is impossible not to respond to such an attack,” IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said.
The Saudis are reluctant to openly side with the United States and Israel absent a more concrete security arrangement with Washington, according to “The Wall Street Journal.”
Amina Alhasoni was hit by shrapnel from an intercepted ballistic missile.
The War Cabinet is considering military responses designed to inflict pain on Tehran while avoiding a broader regional war.
