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Report: Israeli, US officials expect Iran could attack as early as tomorrow

4 August 2024, 8:11 am 41 Edit
An Israeli Navy corvette patrols along the coast of the northern port city of Haifa on August 3, 2024, amid amid threats by Hezbollah to hit targets deeper in Israel. (Oren Ziv/AFP)
An Israeli Navy corvette patrols along the coast of the northern port city of Haifa on August 3, 2024, amid amid threats by Hezbollah to hit targets deeper in Israel. (Oren Ziv/AFP)

Officials in Washington and Jerusalem expect Iran and its proxies could attack Israel as early as tomorrow, according to the Axios news site, in retaliation for the killings of Hezbollah military chief Fuad Shukr and Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh last week.

Gen. Michael Kurilla, head of the US Central Command, reportedly arrived in the Middle East yesterday, on a planned trip that coincides with defense preparations for a threatened Iranian strike.

The Pentagon said on Friday that it was moving a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintaining an aircraft carrier in the region beefing up the American military presence to help defend Israel and safeguard US troops.

Israel and the US are coordinating a regional and international coalition to thwart potential attacks, as was the case when Iran fired hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel on April 13-14.

The Iranian retaliation is expected to be similar to that attack, though particularly larger in scope and in coordination with Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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