(Israel, 20th) The Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Herzi Halevi, said that the IDF is closely monitoring Iran’s missile launch activity, maintaining a “high state of alert,” and is already prepared to resume combat against Iran.
According to Xinhua News Agency, on Sunday (July 19), Halevi said at a military conference that the IDF is closely following the development of the situation in Iran and that on the same day, Iran was detected launching missiles toward the Aqaba area of Jordan. The IDF’s air defense system is on “alert status.” Halevi also said the IDF “is ready to immediately resume combat.”
The IDF issued a statement on the afternoon of the 19th, saying that after detecting missiles fired by Iran toward Jordan, the IDF launched several air defense interceptors to prevent missile debris from falling into Israeli territory. Some debris landed on open ground near the southern Israeli city of Eilat, adjacent to Jordan.
Reuters quoted an Israeli military official the same day as saying that Israel is preparing to receive more American refueling aircraft. Over the past week, tit-for-tat attacks between the US and Iran have continuously escalated.
Reuters quoted an Israeli military official the same day as saying that Israel is preparing to receive more American refueling aircraft. Over the past week, tit-for-tat attacks between the US and Iran have continuously escalated.
According to The New York Times, several anonymous US officials revealed that the US is deploying more military aircraft to the Middle East, a move that had been planned prior to the recent US military casualties.