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Monday, June 8, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Monday, June 8, 2026
IDF says it is ‘fully prepared’ for both offensive and defensive operations
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen Eyal Zamir (center) monitors Israeli strikes on Iran from the IAF war room on June 8, 2026. (IDF)
The military says that IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and senior IDF officials are currently monitoring IDF strikes on Iran.
The IDF is “fully prepared for both attack and defense,” it says.
Zamir and other officials “have been conducting ongoing situation assessments” for the past several hours, the IDF adds.
“The IDF remains alert and prepared to continue operations across all fronts against anyone who threatens the State of Israel,” the military says.
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