Israel At War Thursday August 1

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United airlines has now canceled its Newark to Tel Aviv flights through August 31st and Tel Aviv to Newark flights through September 1st.

- US Pentagon official: Iran and its allies will launch a full-scale attack on Israel within the next 72 hours. Iran’s FM has notified Qatar and Saudi Arabia that a military operation against Israel is imminent, cautioning them not to allow their airspace to be used against Iran.

- Rocket barrage now from Lebanon on the lower gallile

- Several Israeli yeshivos from the north including Ger yeshiva in Chatzor have relocated to Yerushalyim for now until calm is restored

- Israeli government spokesperson to foreign media: "Anyone who attacks us will pay a heavy price. Our long arm will reach anyone who tries to harm us. We have received threats from all sides - we are prepared for anything."

- Jordan is preparing, in cooperation with the U.S. and British armies, to address drones and rockets expected to be fired towards Israel.

- Hassan Nasrallah to Israel: "Wait for our response to the assassination of the great jihadist leader, Mr. Fouad Shukr. You and those who stand behind you, and between us and you are the days, nights, and the field... laugh a little, but you will cry a lot."

- In addition to Flight Cancelations yesterday by Delta and United Airlines, the Lufthansa Group, which consists of several European Flagship Airlines including Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Baltic Air, Brussels Airlines, Discover Airlines, Eurowings, and Swiss International Air Lines; as well as Air India, FlyDubai, and other Airlines have now Canceled all Flights to and from Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel until at least August 8th.

-The United States issues a travel advisory instructing its citizens not to travel to northern Israel within 2.5 miles of the Lebanon or Syrian borders, citing the “rising tensions” between Hezbollah and Israel.

-A senior Pentagon official informed The Washington Post that the United States has deployed at least 12 warships in the Middle East, including the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, amphibious combat teams, and more than 4,000 Marines and sailors.

- IDF officials preparing for the possibility of a multi front war with potential evacuations of 8 towns in the north.

-The Israeli military said on Thursday that it had killed Muhammad Deif, the elusive leader of Hamas’s military wing who has long been one of Israel’s most wanted militants, and who was believed to be an architect of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

-Negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage deal may now be suspended for weeks or even months following the successive assassinations of Hezbollah’s top military commander Fuad Shukr and Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh, Channel 13 reports.

- Report: Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated by a remotely detonated explosive device. The device had been secretly planted approximately two months prior at the guesthouse, which is operated and secured by the IRGC in an upscale northern Tehran neighborhood, NYT reports. 

Following the security tensions, the IDF decided on Thursday to cancel leave for all soldiers in combat units.

- For the time being, the IDF has not changed the directives of the Home Front Command, but the IDF says that they are prepared for defense as well as a response to attempts to harm Israel.