>Hamas warns it's 'losing patience' after 9 killed, 97 injured in Nablus
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-732352

>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly held a series of secret high-level meetings with top military officials aimed at upping preparations for a possible confrontation with Iran.

>According to a Channel 12 report on Tuesday, the premier huddled five times in recent weeks with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, Mossad head David Barnea, Military Intelligence chief Aharon Haliva and other military brass to discuss readying for a possible attack on Iran’s nuclear program.

>The report said the result of the meetings — that Israel will act alone if the international community does not step in — had been shared with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and French President Emmanuel Macron.

>On Sunday, the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency said it was in talks with Iran after a report indicated that the country had begun enriching uranium to 84 percent — just a small step away from the 90% enrichment level required to create weapons-grade material.

>Gallant on Tuesday publicly declared that Israel would not allow the Islamic Republic to cross the “red line” and enrich uranium to 90%.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-huddles-with-military-top-brass-as-israel-looks-to-rattle-some-sabers

>4.5-magnitude tremor felt in Israel amid uptick in seismic activity
https://www.timesofisrael.com/4-5-magnitude-tremor-felt-in-israel-amid-uptick-in-seismic-activity

>Azzam Al-Ahmad: President Abbas gave orders to the security services to confront the [IDF] and settlers if they continued their incursions into Nablus
https://t.me/ShehabTelegram/349949

>the security system is preparing to carry out a wave of arrests of hundreds... in preparation for Ramadan.
https://twitter.com/BittonRosen/status/1630679975417266177

>a senior Russian officer was killed this morning in the Israeli attack in Syria

>This morning, Israel, as usual, gave an appropriate warning...to the Russian operations center in Chamayim and immediately after that the attack was carried out.

>And now it became known that a senior Russian officer, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, was killed in the attack. Israel had no idea that there was a Russian presence at one of the sites that were attacked.

>In fact, Russia hid this from Israel and acted behind its back. Not that Russia owes us anything, but from understanding the conduct on the battlefield, the Russians could understand that they are endangering their own people by their very activity on [sites] that work to mortally harm Israel.

>Israel and Russia will probably reach a silent agreement that will take the tragic event off the table.

>But one fact is clear, Russia has greatly increased its cooperation with the Iranians despite knowing that their entire goal is to create an Iranian offensive alternative towards Israel.
https://nziv.net/91364

>IDF suspects Hezbollah behind bombing attack on northern highway; terrorist killed
https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-suspects-hezbollah-behind-bombing-attack-on-northern-highway-terrorist-killed

>former Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot: We are now in one of the most serious security periods since the Yom Kippur War, not as intimidation but as an understanding and assessment of reality based on intelligence: in the Iranian, Palestinian and Lebanese arenas.
https://twitter.com/YehoshuaYosi/status/1635653660322721792

>Commander Marwan Issa, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Resistance, to Al-Aqsa TV: The political project in the West Bank has ended, the enemy has ended Oslo, and the coming days are full of events.
https://t.me/ShehabTelegram/353224

>There is a feeling in the social networks that the moment Israel's enemies have been waiting for and towards which they have built up their strength, is very close.
>"Has the time really come... is the Zionist entity nearing its end?"
>As Muhammad Daf's deputy pointed out this morning, the power building continues all the time. The weapon was accumulated and not in order to be stored. Israeli deterrence is at a relative low in the various arenas and is further weakened as the rift between the sections of the people deepens and affects the army and its fitness for war.
>It is important to understand that Israel's enemies are preparing (and publicly declaring) for a wider event in which they plan to unite and hit Israel simultaneously from several fronts. They declare that they are preparing for the great campaign in order to wipe Israel off the map.
https://t.me/abualiexpress/42742

>Four Palestinians, at least two of whom were members of terror groups, were shot dead Thursday by undercover Israeli forces during a daytime raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, the military and Palestinian media reports said.

>The Palestinian Authority health ministry said four people were killed and at least 23 others were hurt in the raid, five of them seriously.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/4-palestinians-including-terror-group-members-killed-by-israeli-troops-in-jenin

https://twitter.com/KhJacki/status/1636382768778334212

https://twitter.com/1717Bazz/status/1636382192170598405

>Islamic Jihad leader holds talks with Hezbollah chief in Lebanon
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230319-islamic-jihad-leader-holds-talks-with-hezbollah-chief-in-lebanon

>The Secretary General of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, discussed with a leading delegation from #Hamas the political developments in the region and the situation in the Palestinian territories
https://twitter.com/sawtlebnan/status/1637357543495200768

>Hamas officials say that the attacks on Israel in the coming days will be from all directions according to the doctrine of unification of the fronts, including rocket fire from southern Lebanon and infiltration operations from southern Lebanon into Israeli territory.

>The axis of resistance led by Iran is preparing for a major escalation in the month of Ramadan.
https://www.jns.org/opinion/the-iran-led-axis-of-resistance-is-gearing-up-for-a-ramadan-terror-offensive

>Ramadan/Date (2023)
>Evening of Wed, Mar 22, 2023 - Evening of Thu, Apr 20, 2023
https://www.google.com/search?q=when+is+ramadan+2023

>Temple Mount: A poster with pictures of military operatives of Hamas, the Islamic Jihad, Fatah, on which it is written:
>Al-Aqsa is waiting for you.
>(Be alert-AA) Wait for the sign!
https://t.me/abualiexpress/42990

>New attack against U.S. base in Syria after alleged Iranian drone kills American contractor, drawing airstrikes

>A new missile strike targeted a U.S. base in northeast Syria Friday, a day after a U.S. contractor was killed and five U.S. service members and another U.S. contractor wounded when a suspected Iranian drone hit a coalition base in the same region, according to U.S. officials. U.S. officials confirmed the new attack targeting an American base southeast of the Syrian province of Der el-Zour on Friday, saying there were "lots of rockets" fired, but no known U.S. casualties.

>The attack came just hours after U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement that U.S. Central Command forces had retaliated for Thursday's deadly drone attack with "precision airstrikes" against facilities in eastern Syria used by groups affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/syria-airstrike-us-contractor-killed-iran-drone-attack-joe-biden-lloyd-austin

>Former Prime Minister @naftalibennett: "What worries me most is the security aspect. I follow the Arab media devoutly, right now our enemies are talking about a simultaneous attack on all fronts against Israel - this is a possibility that is on the agenda at a practical level"
https://twitter.com/GLZRadio/status/1640221753644384259

>Defense Minister Galant at the closed hearing of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Security Committee: "According to the intelligence reports - there is a clear identification of the situation as an opportunity to attack Israel"
https://twitter.com/Doron_Kadosh/status/1640232788115836928

>#BREAKING: Israel is striking Iranian terror targets in the #Damascus area for the second night in a row.
https://twitter.com/IsraelWarRoom/status/1641553369595777025

>Syria reports third Israeli strike in four days

>According to Western intelligence sources the strikes targeted the T4 air base located west of the ancient city of Palmyra, and al Dabaa airport near al Qusayr city near the Lebanese border, an area with members of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah.
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/r1vk11k8z2

>4th airstrike attributed to Israel hits Syria in under a week, a day after suspected Iranian drone shot down over Israeli airspace
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-airstrike-kills-2-near-damascus-amid-series-of-attacks-syrian-state-media

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>Attack waves tonight in Syria - our military commentator Noam Amir: "Israel and Iran in a clash that will lead to a regional war"
https://twitter.com/Now14Israel/status/1643278602740408320

>The Iranian news agency Tasnim: fingerprints of the Israeli Mossad in the car bombing in Damascus (Tuesday).
https://t.me/abualiexpress/43235

>A large fire broke out at three warehouses of Iran's Electrosteel home appliances manufacturer in the northeastern city of Mashhad, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported.
https://twitter.com/IranIntl_En/status/1643264682407481345

>Palestinian calls for a retreat tonight in Al-Aqsa Mosque to confront settlers' attempts to bring offerings to the mosque tomorrow morning.
https://twitter.com/qudsn/status/1643237082872070144

>the former Mufti of Al-Aqsa Mosque calls on Palestinians to barricade themselves in the mosque tonight to prevent Jews from making a sacrifice.
https://twitter.com/kann_news/status/1643308166778593283

>Palestinians and police clashed in al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday night after dozens of Palestinians barricaded themselves in the mosque ahead of the eve of Passover.

>Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement Secretary-General Ziyad al-Nakhala warned against the clashes early Wednesday morning, saying "What is happening in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque constitutes a serious threat to our sanctities, and the Palestinian people must be present with all its components for the inevitable confrontation in the coming days."

>The head of Hamas's political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, warned that the clashes are "an unprecedented crime," calling on Palestinians to head to Jerusalem to clash with Israeli forces.

>In recent days, Temple Mount activists have intensified their attempts to prepare to carry out the Paschal sacrifice on Wednesday.

>Palestinian terrorist groups have threatened, as they do every Passover, to respond if the Paschal sacrifice is carried out.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-736430

>Arab League to meet on Al-Aqsa clashes; Netanyahu: We’re committed to calming tension
>Jordan, in partnership with Egypt and Palestinian Authority, calls emergency session to discuss overnight unrest as Passover begins
https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-league-to-meet-on-al-aqsa-clashes-netanyahu-were-committed-to-calming-tensions

>#Hamas' political chief Ismael Haniyeh has arrived in Beirut. Would not be surprised to see him coordinating with #Hezbollah and others on a response..
https://twitter.com/JasonMBrodsky/status/1643574211087040513

>"If the aggression against the worshipers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque continues, we will certainly be (facing) a major confrontation" -Hamas
https://t.me/Intellinews/41818

>The firing of the rockets this morning is only an initial warning shot against the continued harm to worshipers in Al-Aqsa.
https://t.me/abualiexpress/43286

>The current intelligence picture creates different opinions among the senior members of the security establishment as to whether the current escalation is behind us, or whether we are facing an escalation to the point of battle - what is agreed upon: another incident of rocket fire or an attack of any kind on Seder night, will oblige Israel to an unprecedented response.
https://twitter.com/BittonRosen/status/1643597805657772032

>Massive rocket barrage fired from Lebanon into Israel on Passover
>The Israeli Air Force also struck in Gaza on Wednesday in response to rockets fired from the Strip targeting southern Israel earlier this week.
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738594

>34 rockets fired from Lebanon at Israel in worst barrage in years; Hamas blamed
>Hezbollah had earlier stated support for Palestinians amid unrest at Al-Aqsa Mosque, but is said to deny involvement in assault
https://www.timesofisrael.com/rocket-warning-sirens-sound-in-israel-towns-on-lebanese-border

>At the end of the security situation assessments this evening - the assessment: The IDF will attack tonight in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon in response to the rocket launches towards Israel. The reaction in Gaza - to the events of the previous night and this morning, but it can be estimated that it may be even more significant due to the involvement of Hamas in the firing from Lebanon. The cabinet will discuss the scope and nature of the response in Lebanon
https://twitter.com/Doron_Kadosh/status/1644043599221514240

>Al-Jazeera correspondent: Israeli artillery bombarded the areas of Qalila and Zibqin, south of Lebanon, with a number of shells
https://t.me/AjaNews/187967

>Reports in Gaza: The military arms of the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip have raised the alert for firing, against the background of the possibility of a large-scale attack by Israel
https://t.me/N12Updates/190666

>Iran's IRGC Intelligence Organization in collaboration with Hezbollah is trying to orchestrate terror attacks in Israel, sources told @IranIntl
https://twitter.com/IranIntl_En/status/1644016681637781505

>Two Israeli sisters killed, mother critically hurt in West Bank shooting attack
>Terrorists thought to open fire at car, causing crash, then fire 22 bullets at it again in northern Jordan Valley, near Hamra settlement
https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-israeli-women-killed-another-critically-hurt-in-west-bank-shooting-attack

>Military chief Herzi Halevi has instructed the Israel Defense Forces to call up an unspecified number of reservist soldiers amid heightened tensions across the region.
>In a statement following an assessment, Halevi says the call-up will be focused on air defense units and the “air attack arrays,” meaning fighter jet pilots and attack drone operators, as well as other aircrew.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-chief-says-pilots-drone-operators-air-defense-reservists-to-be-called-up

>IDF strikes Hamas targets in Gaza, Lebanon as over 44 rockets fired into Israel
>In the Gaza Strip, the IDF struck at least ten targets belonging to Hamas, including tunnels and weapons production facilities, with 50 tons of bombs..
>During the strikes, at least 40 rockets were fired from Gaza towards southern Israel.
https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/gaza-news/article-738651

>The security establishment estimates that even tonight Arab rioters may riot and barricade themselves on the Temple Mount, which may lead to another wave of escalation. The alert level for terrorist attacks has increased, and they are scattered all over the country.
https://twitter.com/BittonRosen/status/1644744979024162817

>A member of the political bureau of Hamas, Harun Nasser al-Din joins the call And asks the residents of East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Western Israel to go up en masse to the Al-Aqsa Mosque and stay there (Etkap) "to protect it from the settlers".
https://t.me/abualiexpress/43480

>The U.S. military said Saturday that it has sent a guided-missile submarine into the Red Sea in a public show of force
>U.S. officials said they had intelligence that Iran was aiming to carry out more attacks across the region in the near term.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-sends-submarine-to-middle-east-in-show-of-force-441dbb42

>Rockets were launched from Syria towards the Golan Heights, Israel
https://twitter.com/AmichaiStein1/status/1644780396104544257

>The Egyptian army has now thwarted the launch of long-range rockets from the Sinai lands that were directed towards Eilat.
https://t.me/newsil_tme/89113

>Palestinians barricade themselves in al-Aqsa as concerns of clashes rise
>Jordan warns of 'catastrophic consequences' if police remove Palestinians from mosque again.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-738749

>Senior officials at the Islamic Waqf in Jerusalem to N12: Allowing non-Muslims to enter the al-Aqsa compound during the ten holiest and most sensitive days in the month of Ramadan is a dangerous provocation that will set the Middle East on fire.
https://t.me/N12Updates/191063

>We call on Jordan, through the Waqf guards, to immediately remove from the Al-Aqsa Mosque these extremists who are planning to riot tomorrow during Muslim prayers on the Temple Mount and the Priestly Blessing at the Western Wall.
https://twitter.com/IsraelMFA/status/1644821474195144704

>Jordanian sources: Jordan rejected an Israeli request to remove the pilgrims from Al-Aqsa Mosque
https://t.me/zaneensaed1/68562

>US military and Israeli intelligence agencies says that the IRGC is preparing a drone attack against Israeli-owned civilian merchant vessels sailing in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea - NYT
https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/1644837087387041796

>Six rockets were launched from southern Syria at the Golan Heights on Saturday night and early Sunday in two separate barrages hours apart, with three landing in Israeli territory, the military said.
>After the second barrage, the Israel Defense Forces said it carried out artillery and drone strikes in southern Syria, targeting the launch pads that had been used to launch the rockets.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-3-rockets-launched-from-syria-at-golan-heights-one-lands-in-israeli-territory

>Israel has informed Cairo that it is still monitoring signals from the Gaza Strip that the Hamas terrorist organization intends to carry out a major attack in the border area.
https://t.me/zaneensaed1/69100

>Israel has informed Cairo that the Hamas terrorist organization has crossed many red lines and that it is continuing its malicious plans to ignite the region and that it will pay a heavy price for its actions.
https://t.me/zaneensaed1/69103

>The IDF’s Military Intelligence Directorate informed the upper echelon on Thursday that Israel was closer to war than to a restoration of calm, according to a report in Walla.
>KAN News reported that the IDF is strengthening its air defense systems throughout the country, but that in an unusual way, it was orienting Iron Dome batteries in the direction of Lebanon and Syria, rather than keeping them focused more primarily on Gaza.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-739186

>Hashem Safi al-Din, one of the leaders of Hezbollah, threatened: "This time we will not mark Jerusalem Day with demonstrations, we will mark it with fire, weapons and resistance"
https://t.me/N12Updates/191588

>Iranian Jerusalem Day: As part of a series of short speeches by the leaders of the axis of resistance (including the leader of the Houthis, the chairman of the political bureau of Hamas, the secretary general of the GAP and more) tonight Nasrallah repeats the uniform messages that all the senior leaders of the axis transmit:
1. The regional changes and the connections between Arab countries are blessed and help the united front against Israel.
2. Israel is in an unprecedented crisis.
3. The armed activity in the West Bank - which is the protector of Jerusalem - must be supported.
https://t.me/abualiexpress/43596

>This coming Friday, April 14, Iran will celebrate Al-Quds Day. This day, held every year on the last Friday of Ramadan, is intended to express general opposition to Zionism and Israel's control over Jerusalem.
>The Al-Quds Day events usually include demonstrations and street rallies in Iran, other Arab and Muslim countries, and among Israeli Arabs.
>But will this year's demonstration bring other news with it? In the last few days, signs have accumulated that indicate the Iranian side's readiness for war.
>Just this past Saturday, Iran's military forces announced they were on the highest alert.
>On Monday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said, "The Islamic countries have primary responsibility on the Palestinian issue. The existence of the Zionist regime is a threat to the stability and security of the region..... We are sure that on Quds Day, we will witness the riot of Muslim countries and all the free countries of the world in support of the oppressed Palestinian nation and the rights of the Palestinians."
>in Beirut on Sunday Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah met with a Hamas delegation led by Ismail Haniyeh and his deputy Saleh al-Aaruri. According to the reports, the parties discussed "the important developments in the Palestinian arena, the events at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the resistance in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip."
>At the same time as the meeting in Beirut, Ismail Ka'ani, commander of the Quds Force in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), arrived on the night of April 10 for unusual meetings in Syria, apparently with representatives of the Syrian army, representatives of Hezbollah, and possibly even representatives of Hamas. Such meetings are often held under extreme military tensions to prevent intelligence exposure of the meetings and their planning.
>In addition, the fourth division of the Syrian army, led by President Assad's brother, is bringing military reinforcements and weapons to the southern region of Syria, on the border with Israel.
>In another attempt to mobilize the Arab world for its goals, in recent days the Iranian president spoke with his counterpart in Algeria and told him: "We emphasize the need to create a united front of the Islamic countries against the Zionist entity; the need is more urgent than ever for the cooperation of the Islamic countries and the formation of a united front against the conquering entity."
>The issue of the Iranian president's urgency is unquestionably troubling.
>Iran has recently gained strength, especially in light of its security assistance to Russia and its strategic agreements with Russia and China, and even information that "leaked" from Iran indicating that it already has a certain amount of uranium enriched to a military level. That is, it is possible that Iran already has a full military nuclear capability
>From the Russian direction, in recent days, large-scale GPS jamming has been detected in the entire eastern Mediterranean Sea basin. The GPS jamming apparently comes from Russian warships or other vessels operated by Russia. However, such a volume of jamming has not been recorded in recent years.
>Chinese moves divert the U.S. and NATO's attention away from the Mediterranean region. This will allow the Iranian Axis (Hezbollah, Hamas, Syria, the Shiite militias in Iraq, and the Houthis in Yemen) forces to operate in the region with limited American involvement, which could help Israel during a campaign of this magnitude.
>It should be noted that in the last week, the U.S. announced that it had sent a submarine carrying nuclear missiles to the Mediterranean Sea to monitor Russia's movements. This is an unusual move on the part of the U.S. Does the U.S. have information about Iranian intentions?
With the Chinese and Russian backing, possible nuclear armament, a formidable number of weapons, the fact that Europe and the U.S. are more concerned about what is happening in Ukraine and the South China Sea, along with the social crisis and the deep divide in Israel; all of this combined with the sanctity of Ramadan is apparently encouraging the Iranian Axis to be overly motivated.
>They may realize the time is ripe to attack Israel when it is at its weakest.
>Suppose a combined attack by the Iranian Axis does indeed begin. It will probably start with cyber-attacks (in recent days, cyber-attacks have been carried out on Israeli targets), along with barrages of missiles, rockets, and drones from all directions (Yemen, Gaza, Syria, and Lebanon).
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/iran-eastern-states/1681282245-signs-of-war-iran-hints-at-readiness-for-a-confrontation-with-israel

>Israeli Research Institute: "Israel must prepare for war in the immediate term"
https://www.israelhayom.co.il/news/defense/article/13940993

>Former Chief of Staff Kochavi: The IDF is fighting simultaneously in more than 5 arenas - Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Gaza and Iran. And I said only 5 arenas because I maintain information security
https://rotter.net/forum/scoops1/791787.shtml

>Gallant: Iran has amassed enough uranium for 5 nuclear weapons
https://www.timesofisrael.com/gallant-iran-has-amassed-enough-uranium-for-5-nuclear-weapons

>"Al Arabiya" network: Israel attacked Iranian air defense batteries in Syria for the first time
https://twitter.com/MaarivOnline/status/1654093131334156288

>IDF: Airstrike in Gaza kills commander of Islamic Jihad’s rocket forces
>Israel eliminates 4th top figure in terror group since start of ‘Operation Shield and Arrow’; 500 rockets fired at southern communities
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-10-2023

>As Israel-Gaza Truce Simmers, Next Flash Point Awaits
>With the right-wing Flag March through the Old City approaching, there will be people in Gaza hoping to drag out the round of fighting until just before Jerusalem Day, looking to fan the flames
https://archive.is/ob6yq

>this year’s flag rally is scheduled to take place on Thursday, May 18.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-warns-israel-ahead-of-nationalist-flag-march-through-old-citys-muslim-quarter