PM Netanyahu Says Prepared For Any Possible Attack Following The Killings Of Hezbollah And Hamas Officials

Israel is preparing for a possible attack from Iran and regional militias in response to the recent assassinations of Hezbollah and Hamas officials,Meanwhile the US is sending defensive reinforcements while pressing for a Gaza cease-fire deal.

“Israel is in a multifront war against Iran’s axis of evil”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the start of a cabinet meeting that “Israel is in a multifront war against Iran’s axis of evil. We are striking every one of its arms with great force. We are prepared for any scenario – both offensively and defensively.”

As per the latest reports The US is sending a fighter jet squadron to the region and keeping an aircraft carrier nearby to help Israel. While urging Netanyahu to redouble negotiations for a cease-fire in Gaza to prevent the nearly 10-month-long war from escalating.

Hamas keeps changing their demands

US Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer appealed to both sides to “get back to the table.” 

Netanyahu said they are  making the deal harder as the problem is that Hamas keeps changing its demands, while others say Israel has done the same. Leaders of Iran and Hezbollah have vowed retaliation for the killings last week in Beirut and Tehran, saying red lines had been crossed and warned of possible attacks.

Group of Seven foreign ministers expressed concern about the risk of a wider regional crisis during a video call,  Italy’s Foreign Ministry .US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed “the urgent need for de-escalation in the Middle East” with his counterparts, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said.

Us backed plan aim to reduce reprisals 

The US backed plan could help reduce the scale of reprisals from Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran after the killings last week of senior militants. Israel also hopes that diplomacy could delay the expected attack. 

“We still believe the gaps are narrow enough to close,” John Kirby, spokesman for the White House’s National Security Council, said on Fox News.

President Joe Biden conveyed the message to Netanyahu that “this deal needs to get done” Finer said, when the Israeli leader visited Washington in July

“In this context, when there’s so much going on in the region, and the risk level and the threat level is so high, there are always these external events that can make these negotiations themselves much more difficult. But, you know, this is the work of diplomacy,” he said. “It’s not about frustration.” Finer told CBS.

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