Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir held a situational assessment with commanders in the Judea and Samaria Division on Sunday evening. He said the IDF is closely monitoring Iran and the launch toward the Aqaba area, maintaining high readiness, and prepared to immediately resume combat. Zamir also praised the troops' achievements and called for eradicating nationalist crime, according to the IDF Spokesperson.
The Chief of Staff's visit to the Judea and Samaria Division on Sunday evening, reported in a series of updates at 19:15 Jerusalem, comes as the IDF maintains peak readiness following a launch toward the Aqaba area earlier today. Zamir held a situational assessment with Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, the head of the Technology and Logistics Directorate, Maj. Gen. Rami Abudraham, the division commander Brig. Gen. Kobi Heller, and brigade commanders. He stated that the military is closely monitoring Iran and is prepared to immediately resume combat, and that the air defense array is on alert.
The Zioneer first reported at 19:15 Jerusalem that Zamir said the IDF is closely monitoring Iran and on high alert after the Aqaba shooting. Within the same hour, successive updates added details: the IDF tracked the launch, the air defense is alert, and Zamir praised achievements and called for eradication of nationalist crime. The final version at 19:15 included the full IDF Spokesperson statement, naming the commanders present and quoting Zamir on nationalist crime.
As The Zioneer reported on Sunday Jun 14, 17:32 Jerusalem, the IDF is on high alert for Iranian missile fire following a strike in Beirut. The Chief of Staff has previously emphasized readiness, as reported on Thu Jul 9 and Wed Jul 15.
The IDF has not confirmed the origin of the launch toward Aqaba, and no specific timeline for a resumption of combat has been provided.
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