After attacking an Iranian diplomatic compound in Damascus, Syria on April 1, Israel is on alert for a potential retaliatory attack. Reuters on April 7 quoted Yahya Rahim Safavi, a senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader, as saying that no Israeli embassy is safe and Tehran considers the possibility of conflict with Israel a legitimate right.
Pro-Palestinian protesters near the Israeli embassy in Amman, Jordan on the evening of April 6.
Iran's Isna news agency published a graphic showing nine Iranian missiles capable of hitting Israel on the same day. Iran has threatened to retaliate for the airstrike in Damascus that killed 13 people, including a regional commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
In response to the situation, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced that the country has completed preparations to respond to any situation that may arise with Iran. The statement was made after Mr. Gallant met to assess the situation with the General Directorate of Military Operations Oded Basiuk and the General Directorate of Military Intelligence Aharon Haliva.
US predicts Iran could launch revenge attack on Israel next week
The New York Times quoted two Iranian officials as saying that Tehran had put all its armed forces on high alert and had decided that Iran must respond directly to the incident to create deterrence.
CNN quoted a US official as saying that Iran could launch a retaliatory attack next week, targeting Israeli or US assets in the region. The official said the US side is on high alert and preparing to respond to a potential attack by Iran.
Israel withdraws almost all ground troops from southern Gaza
In a major military move on April 7, the Israeli army announced that it had withdrawn all infantry from the southern Gaza Strip, leaving only one brigade to maintain security in the Netzarim corridor, running from the Be'eri area in southern Israel to Gaza, according to The Times of Israel .
The move comes after four months of fighting in the Khan Younis area and as Egypt prepares to host a new round of talks between Israel and Hamas. It is unclear whether the withdrawal will delay Israel's plans to attack the city of Rafah, considered the last Hamas stronghold and home to more than 1 million Palestinians.
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