In apparent coordinated leak, Hebrew TV channels say IDF gearing up for renewed conflict with Iran

In what appears to be a coordinated leak by defense officials, all three major Hebrew TV networks are reporting that the IDF is gearing up for renewed conflict with Iran as the ceasefire talks between the US and the Islamic Republic collapse.

Earlier today, the Ynet news site reported that IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir instructed the military to move to a “heightened state of readiness” and to prepare for a resumption of hostilities with Iran.

Channel 12 news reports this evening, without citing any sources, that the IDF is not only gearing up for renewed conflict with Iran, but it is also preparing for a potential Iranian surprise attack on Israel.

The Kan public broadcaster, meanwhile, cites a “senior defense official” as saying that “Israel is interested in renewing the war against Iran,” after the war ended “too early, without sufficient pressure being applied on Iran regarding the nuclear issue and ballistic missiles.”

Channel 13 similarly reports that the IDF’s level of alert has been raised “significantly” and that Zamir instructed the military “to prepare for an immediate resumption of fighting and ordered the initiation of combat readiness procedures.”

The IDF has not commented on the reports, but last week, while visiting southern Lebanon, Zamir said that the military is “prepared to return to combat [in Iran] with full force if required at any given moment.”