Israel has raised its state of readiness for a potential direct confrontation with Iran, according to a report by broadcaster Kan 11. Journalist Gili Cohen cited assessments that President Trump's threat to strike Iranian national infrastructure increases the likelihood of Israeli involvement and of fire directed at Israel.
Kan 11's evening edition, reported by journalist Gili Cohen, cited security assessments that President Trump's threat to strike Iranian national infrastructure increases the likelihood of Israeli involvement in a direct confrontation and of fire directed at Israel. The report marks the latest development in a series of escalating assessments regarding the security situation.
The Zioneer first reported the raised readiness at 21:14 Jerusalem, based on Kan 11's initial disclosure. Earlier on Wednesday, assessments included commentator Hillel Bitton Rosen's warning that Israel is at peak readiness for a possible resumption of the campaign against Iran. Reports then indicated that Israeli authorities are preparing for a possible war with Iran and its allies, and later that Israel is preparing for several days of intensified fighting. The evening edition now provides the explicit connection to Trump's infrastructure threat.
Trump's threats to Iranian infrastructure were reported by The Zioneer on July 15, when he warned the Middle East to prepare for 'what will happen next week' and threatened destruction of Iranian power plants and bridges. As The Zioneer also reported, Netanyahu has been pushing for an urgent meeting with Trump as diplomatic talks with Iran advance.
The Kan 11 report noted that contacts for a potential Trump-Netanyahu meeting next week are ongoing, but no meeting has been set and no preparations for a flight to the US have been made.
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