West Jerusalem must be prepared to resume attacks on Iran if necessary, Defense Minister Israel Katz has warned<\/p>\n
The US has delivered 6,500 tons of munitions and equipment to Israel within 24 hours, West Jerusalem has said.
\nThe announcement coincided with media reports claiming that the head of US Central Command, Brad Cooper, has briefed US President Donald Trump on a plan for the potential renewal of military action against Iran in a bid to pressure it to consent to a more favorable peace deal.
\nAccording to Fox News, what Cooper described as the \u201cfinal blow\u201d against Tehran could include a \u201cshort and powerful wave of strikes\u201d targeting Iran\u2019s \u201cremaining military assets, leadership and infrastructure.\u201d
\nThe ceasefire in the US-Israeli war against Iran was announced on April 8 after more than a month of fighting, but attempts by Washington and Tehran to reach a diplomatic settlement to the crisis have so far been in vain. The control of the Strait of Hormuz and the Iranian nuclear program reportedly remain the main stumbling blocks between the sides.<\/p>\n
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The Israeli Defense Ministry said in a statement on Thursday that two cargo ships docked at the country\u2019s ports of Ashdod and Haifa had arrived with thousands of air and ground munitions, military trucks, Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) and other military equipment.
\nThe hardware was loaded onto hundreds of trucks and moved to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) bases across the country, the statement read.
\nAccording to Defense Ministry data, Israel has already received over 115,600 tons of military equipment, via 403 airlifts and 10 sealifts since the US-Israeli attack on Iran began on February 28.
\nSemafor reported in mid-March, citing American officials, that Israel had informed the US that it was running \u201ccritically low\u201d on air defense interceptors amid Tehran\u2019s retaliatory strikes. The IDF rejected the claim.
\nIsraeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday that West Jerusalem supported Washington\u2019s diplomatic efforts, but warned that it \u201cmay soon be required to act again\u201d against Iran to make sure it will \u201cnot return to being a threat.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The Commander of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Aerospace Force Brigadier General Seyyed Majid Mousavi, said the same day that Tehran will respond with \u201cwith painful, prolonged, and far-reaching strikes\u201d if attacked again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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