For Israel “it is not a given that the worst is over. We will have complex days ahead of us.” It was said the head of Israel's national intelligence, General Aharon Haliva, addressing the commanders of the research unit after the resignation of their leader, General Amit Saar, who was diagnosed with cancer. The statement comes as relations with the US become increasingly tense due to the consequences of the war in Gaza, but also as Iran vows revenge after the Israeli raid on the embassy in Damascus.
''I have told you more than once that it is not at all certain that the worst is behind us''Haliva said in a speech made public by the Israel Defense Forces and reprinted by the Times of Israel. Saar's role will be temporarily filled by a former head of the department, reservist general Itai Brun, who led the unit between 2011 and 2015.
Meanwhile a former Israeli spy chief said Iran could attack Israel soon after the raid that killed the top commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Syria, along with five other officers. Amos Yadlin, Israel's former intelligence chief, said Iran could choose this Friday – the last of the month of Ramadan and Iran's Quds day – to respond to the attack on Damascus, either directly or by proxy.
“I wouldn't be surprised if Iran acted tomorrow. Don't panic. Don't run to shelters,” were the words of Yadlin, a senior fellow at the Belfer Center at Harvard University's Kennedy School, trusting in Israeli air defense systems.
CIA warns Israel: “Iran could attack in 48 hours”
Meanwhile, the CIA has reportedly informed Israel that Iran could launch an imminent attack against its territory, i.e. within the next 48 hours. This was reported by the Arab newspaper Al Mayadeen, according to which senior CIA officials told the Israeli authorities that the Iranian it would be a combined attack with drones and cruise missiles aimed at hitting strategic points in Israel. The objective would still be to demonstrate that the Iranians are capable of responding to the challenges, but being careful not to aggravate an already particularly tense situation.
Threat from Iran, Israel intensifies interference on the GPS signal
Israel intensifies GPS signal interference in the areas of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem following the threat of an Iranian attack. Haaretz reported that since October the IDF has increased jamming of satellite navigation systems in the region to try to counter drone attacks by Hamas and Hezbollah and confirmed that Israel is disrupting GPS “proactively for various operational needs Citizens should be aware that the outage may cause varied and temporary effects on location-based applications.”
Until now, GPS interruptions were felt mainly in the north of the country, from the Haifa area to the Lebanese border, where navigators showed users that they were in Beirut. The same thing happened in the south of the country, where the devices showed users in Cairo. In the last week the phenomenon has increased and so have the devices in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv they show that the user is located in Cairo or Beirut.
Shin Bet dismantles terrorist cell: “They wanted to kill Ben Gvir”
Meanwhile, the Shin Bet declared that it had foiled the attempted assassination of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and terrorist attacks that were supposed to hit targets in Israel and the West Bank. Responsible, a cell of four Palestinians from the West Bank and seven Israeli Arabs which was later dismantled.
According to the Shin Bet, the cell was planning attacks against IDF bases and other sensitive sites, including Ben Gurion Airport and the Israeli government headquarters in Jerusalem. The cell also planned to carry out an attack on the West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba. “In this context, there was also the intention to assassinate the Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir, procuring an RPG missile to carry out the attack”, says the Shin Bet. The kidnapping of Israeli soldiers is also planned.
According to the investigation conducted by the Shin Bet, the cell intended to rent a plot of land in southern Israel's Rahat or an area in the West Bank to establish a factory with an underground complex where they would make weapons and train men. Cell members also attempted to contact Hamas officials in the Gaza Strip for funding and instructions. At least one of the arrested Palestinians was in contact with a Hamas operative in Gaza, who offered funding for attacks in Israel, the Shin Bet says.
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