Israel at war Wednesday April 10

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- Iran's Mehr news agency removed a report on Wednesday from its official channel on X that had said Iran was closing its airspace over the capital, Tehran, and denied in a new post that it had published any such news.

- Germany's Lufthansa on Wednesday said after careful evaluation it decided to suspend flights to and from Tehran until probably Thursday, April 11, "due to the current situation in the Middle East."

- Foreign Embassies and Consulates in Israel are reported to be in the process of Preparing for an Iranian Retaliatory Attack against the Country, with Israeli Authorities telling Diplomatic Staff to obtain a Stock of Emergency Supplies including Generators and Satellite Phones; the U.S. Embassy in the City of Jerusalem as well as several others are Establishing a number of Contingency Plans that would allow Diplomatic Staff to be Evacuated in the case of a Major Conflict occurring, however as of yet there have so far been No Evacuation Orders given.

- The US believes a major attack by Iran on Israel is imminent and could happen in the coming days, Bloomberg reports, citing unnamed sources familiar with US and Israeli intelligence assessments. According to the report, it is a matter of when Tehran will attack rather than if Tehran will attack, but it is still unclear whether it will come from Iranian territory or one of its proxies.

- The IDF and Shin Bet confirm killing three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in a strike in Gaza City's Shati camp earlier today, saying the three were operatives in the terror group.

According to the IDF and Shin Bet, Amir Haniyeh was a squad commander in the Hamas military wing, while Hazem and Mohammad Haniyeh were lower ranking operatives, also in the military wing.

- Israel threatens ‘powerful response’ in Iran’s territory if it attacks from own soil

Ministers of defense and foreign affairs issue threat after Khamenei publicly vows to ‘punish’ Israel over Damascus strike that killed senior IRGC officers

- House Speaker Mike Johnson “Shamefully, since October 7, Joe Biden has transformed into an anti-Israel president. “He is more concerned, seemingly, with placating the antisemitism in his base than standing with our historic and vitally important ally

- Rocket fired at Kiryat Shmona as UN peacekeepers on Lebanon border fear escalation. IDF says it intercepted missile heading for northern border town

- Lebanese man accused of funneling Iranian cash to Hamas found dead

 - UNIFIL urges diplomatic solution

- Gantz: Victory will come step by step. We are on our way to it, and we will not stop. We will enter Rafah. We will return to Khan Yunis. And we will operate in Gaza. Wherever there are terror targets - the IDF will be there," he added.

- Senator Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas: “Israel has no responsibility to provide aid to Gaza… We didn’t provide aid to Germany or Japan during WWII, and the Biden administration’s efforts are undermining Israel.”

 

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