Daily Briefing April 12 – As US de-mines Strait of Hormuz, traffic status still murky
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian discusses US-Israel war with Iran by numbers, ongoing efforts to allow passage through key waterway, IDF in southern Lebanon, and Gaza strikes
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During the fragile ceasefire with Iran, Fabian reports on the 40-day war with a spotlight on the numbers, including 80 to 90 Iranian missile strikes during the first day, which then decreased to a steady pace of 10 to 20 strikes a day on average for the rest of the war.
As the US continues to clear mines from the Strait of Hormuz, Fabian discusses conflicting reports about the waterway, which still appears to be largely closed to vessel traffic.
Dozens of rockets were launched by Hezbollah at northern Israel over the weekend, notes Fabian, as the IDF continues operating in southern Lebanon to try to prevent attacks.
The IDF also conducted several strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza over the weekend, he says, but it’s a far quieter front than Lebanon.
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