Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant spoke on on the phone with his American colleague Lloyd Austin and told him that Iran's preparatory military activities suggest that the country is preparing for a large-scale attack on Israel, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
The agency refers to the reporter of the publication "Axios" Barak Ravid.
Yesterday Gallant warned Iran and the Lebanese Shiite movement "Hezbollah" to avoid striking Israel. The warnings came after Hezbollah said it had attacked an Israeli training base with drones.
"Whoever harms us in a way that has not happened before is likely to be defeated in a way that has not happened before,'' Gallant warned, adding that Israel is fighting for its existence in a hostile environment. .
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of a guided missile submarine in the Middle East, Reuters reported, citing a Pentagon statement.
Austin also ordered the aircraft carrier strike group "Abraham Lincoln" to accelerate its deployment in the area.
The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced the death of three people, fighters of "Hezbollah" according to the pro-Iranian movement, in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon that injured 12 people, reported AFP.
Two of those killed were victims of an Israeli strike in the Taibe region. The third victim died of his wounds yesterday after being wounded in an Israeli strike targeting Beit Lif a few days ago.
An Israeli was killed by Palestinian gunmen who opened fire on him on a main road in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli ambulance said, Reuters reported. The military wing of "Hamas" claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Israeli military said it was pursuing the suspected attackers and had blocked roads.
The victim is an Israeli soldier shot at point blank range near the settlement of Mehola in the Jordan River Valley. The military wing of "Hamas" said the attack was in response to an operation by Israeli forces against a school where displaced Palestinians were hiding in the Gaza Strip.
According to the Palestinian Authority for Civil Defense, about 100 people were killed in this attack.
The Israeli military said it struck targets of "Hamas" and "Islamic Jihad", in which 19 fighters were killed.