Thursday, April 18, 2024

Israel At War Thursday April 18

 Israel at war day 195

 -Three Iranian Officials have now Confirmed to the NYTs that tonight’s Israeli Strike took place against a Military Air Base near the City of Isfahan in Central Iran, likely indicating that the Attack did indeed Target the 8th Tactical Airbase of the Iranian Air Force.

- Israel’s military tells AFP that “we don’t have a comment at this time” when asked about reports of explosions and strikes in Iran and Syria. The Prime Minister’s Office refuses to confirm to The Times of Israel that Israel is behind explosions in Isfahan. Meanwhile, US officials are telling American news outlets that Israel carried out the attacks. (TOI)

 ABC reporter: "This is, I think, the first time in history that Israel has launched a direct attack from its territory to Iranian territory and been essentially public about it."

- Fox: Israel conducted a limited strike on Iran

- CNN: Israel made it clear to the US that they are not targeting any of Iran's nuclear facilities.

- The Supreme National Security Council of Iran has called an Emergency Meeting following tonight’s Retaliatory Strike by Israel against Iranian Territory.

- US officials heavy damage to airbase in western Iran from where missiles were launched earlier this week against Israel

- Bloomberg: Israeli officials notified the US earlier today that they planned to retaliate in the next 24-48 hours

- US Officials say they don't believe the strikes will drag region into all out war but ready to defend Israel from any attack 

- Chanell 12 Senior Reporter Nir Dvori: As of now, Israel has not confirmed whether it was involved in an attack on the city of Isfahan in Iran or any other attack.

- Marco Rubio: Isfahan is home to Khatami Air Base and is located northeast of the city

- US officials confirm Israel hit a missle factory in Iran and other strategic locations including air base up to 9 locations were hit.

- An Israeli missile strike targeted a site in Iran early Friday morning, according to ABC News. The report came shortly after local sources reported explosions in Isfahan in central Iran, in the As-Suwayda Governorate of southern Syria, and in the Baghdad area and Babil Governorate of Iraq early Friday morning.

 Marco Rubio: Israel has the ability to conduct strikes against targets inside Iran without entering Iranian air space from aircraft over Syrian and Iraqi airspace

- Breaking Now - Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran, a senior US official tells ABC News

- Unconfirmed Reports now of Explosions near the City of Isfahan in Central Iran, which is Home to one of Iran’s Major Nuclear Facilities

- Iraqi Sources are reporting that the Airstrikes on the Capital of Baghdad have Targeted a Building in which a High-Ranking Meeting was taking place involving several Iranian-Backed Groups and Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

- Initial Reports of possible Unknown Airstrikes on Iranian-Backed Forces near the City of Baghdad in Central Iraq.

- IDF is on a high level  vigilance in the north as the security establishment assesses that Hezbollah is facing a much wider conflict, perhaps in the coming days. News 14

- The U.S. is pushing for a deal that presses Israel to accept Palestinian statehood in exchange for diplomatic recognition by Saudi Arabia

- The U.S. State Department has stated that the United States will Vote: NO resulting in the Veto of a U.N. Security Council Resolution today that will call for Palestine to be Accepted into the United Nations as a Full-Member State.

- UTJ MK Moshe Gafni tells Netanyahu in the name of Rav Dov Landau that any attack on Iran must be fully coordinated with the US

-Iran warns it may review ‘nuclear doctrine’ amid threats of Israeli  attack

- Israeli officials miscalculated the severity of Iran’s response to the April 1 strike on a building in Damascus in which several Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders were killed, for which Iran fired a barrage of hundreds of missiles and drones in response, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
“The Israelis had badly miscalculated, thinking that Iran would not react strongly, according to multiple American officials who were involved in high-level discussions after the attack, a view shared by a senior Israeli official.NYT

- US agreed to Israel’s plan for Rafah in return for not carrying out large Iran strike – report

- The Guardian: According to reports, Israel is moving additional tanks and armored personnel carriers around the Gaza Strip, indicating that the Israeli army is already preparing for an attack on Rafah. The IDF confirmed the other day that it had purchased 40,000 tents to prepare for the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of civilians from Rafah.

- Vizhnitz rebbe tells Aryeh Deri now is not a time to attack Iran we need rachmei shamayim not to escalate and antagonize.

- According to a survey performed by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 74% of the Israeli public opposes an Israeli counter-attack in Iran if it would undermine the security alliance between the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and several moderate Arab countries, including Jordan and Saudi Arabia. 
 
-Senior American officials: Israel is not expected to attack Iran until after Prsach - the Israeli attack was postponed twice this week.

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