Three US and Israeli officials told Axios writer Barak Ravid on Sunday that the Iranian attack on Israel in retaliation for the death of Hamas political bureau leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran last week is anticipated to occur as early as Monday.
According to Walla on Sunday, which cited two senior US officials, US Central Command Commander Michael Erik Kurilla arrived in the Middle East early on Sunday morning amid threats against Israel from Iran and Hezbollah.
According to the report, the visit was scheduled prior to the current escalation with the intention of forming a coalition to fight such threats.
A number of Iranian officials pledged that their nation will exact revenge on Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, given that Israel is still on high alert in case of an attack and that the US is deploying more troops to the area.
Furthermore, Hezbollah is reportedly planning on starting to purposefully targeting Israeli people, according to an exclusive interview with CBS News on Friday from the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN, which asserted that it has not done so previously.
The terrorist organization based in Lebanon has apparently made the decision to expand the targets of its assaults following the assassination of of one of its key commander’s by Israel.
The Pentagon announced on Friday that Washington is stepping up defenses in response to threats from Iran and its allies Hamas and Hezbollah by sending more fighter jets and Navy warships to the Middle East.
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