HIGH ALERT: IDF Cancels Leave, Reinforces Troops Ahead Of Elections

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir on Monday ordered a military-wide suspension of leave beginning Thursday, October 22, as the IDF prepares for heightened security concerns ahead of Israel’s October 27 Knesset elections.

The decision was made following a comprehensive security assessment involving senior military commanders, with the IDF maintaining its highest level of alert across all fronts.

Zamir instructed commanders to reinforce military positions throughout the country and increase the presence of senior officers at command centers and operational headquarters to ensure maximum readiness.

As part of the preparations, the IDF will deploy the Paratroopers Brigade headquarters and additional forces to reinforce security in the area between Shomron and Binyamin.

Additional troops will also be allocated to other regions according to operational requirements, including air, naval, and ground forces.

During the assessment, Zamir emphasized that the IDF’s primary mission during the election period is to ensure that voting takes place as scheduled and under safe conditions.

The meeting included the heads of the IDF Operations and Intelligence Directorates, along with the commanders of the Northern, Central, Southern, and Home Front Commands. (Source)

Netanyahu: Iran Building Missiles to Reach US

Netanyahu told Mark Levin that Iran is developing intercontinental missiles and seeking nuclear warheads • He called Europe the regime's 'middle-sized Satan,' and said Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis are arms of a 'toxic octopus.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News host Mark Levin that Iran is developing intercontinental ballistic missiles and wants to arm them with nuclear warheads that could reach American cities. In the same interview, he described Europe as the Islamic Republic's "middle-sized Satan." The interview aired Saturday night on Life, Liberty & Levin.

Netanyahu said the regime's ultimate target is the United States, not Israel. "They understand that if they can destroy Israel, then they can conquer the Middle East, control the waterways of the world... and then proceed to the next target, which is you. That's why they're building intercontinental missiles: to reach the United States," he said.

"And then every single city in the United States, every single city, will be held hostage to the blackmail of these fanatics," Netanyahu warned. "So the only way you can deal with it is to basically to get rid of this regime." (Read More)

Iran threatens to destroy Israel, drive Israelis into the Sinai

Iran’s IRGC threatens to drive Israelis into the Sinai Desert if its energy facilities are attacked.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has threatened to devastate Israel and force its population into Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula if Iranian energy infrastructure is targeted in a new military offensive, amid mounting tensions between Tehran, Jerusalem and Washington.

IRGC spokesman Brig. Gen. Hossein Mohebbi issued the warning Sunday, declaring that an attack on Iran’s energy facilities would result in Israeli territory becoming uninhabitable.

Such an attack would “turn the occupied territories into scorched earth forever and drive its usurpers into the Sinai Desert,” Mohebbi wrote on X, referring to Israel.

He asserted that Iranian scientists would quickly repair any damage inflicted on the country’s energy infrastructure, while threatening consequences far more severe for Israel.

“The world will see what happens,” he added.

The post was subsequently removed from X for violating the platform’s rules, according to reports.

Mohebbi’s warning followed reports that the US military had developed plans for possible strikes against Iranian nuclear and energy facilities, potentially involving the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, commonly known as the “Mother of All Bombs.”

Iran’s newly appointed defense minister, Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi, also threatened retaliation against American forces on Sunday, shortly after parliament confirmed his appointment by a vote of 237 to 15. (Read More)

Katz: IDF ready to destroy Hamas, demilitarize Gaza

Defense Minister Israel Katz on Monday praised the IDF and Shin Bet for the elimination of multiple Hamas terrorists in Gaza on Sunday night, warning that Israel will continue its mission until Hamas is destroyed and Gaza demilitarized, including the elimination of its weapons and tunnels.

According to Katz, this will be achieved either through the existing US-brokered agreement or through IDF military action.

"The time is approaching, and the IDF is prepared to carry out the mission," he emphasized.

Katz added that, in accordance with instructions issued by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and himself, the IDF must continue targeting everyone who participated in the October 7 atrocities, whether in Gaza or abroad.

"All of them will be held accountable, and there will be no immunity for any of them, anywhere," he promised. (INN)

The First Space War Could Be Closer Than You Think

British experts have warned that conflict in space could emerge within five years. The warning came as Britain’s space industry shifts toward defense: companies founded to remove orbital debris or refuel spacecraft are now working on military capabilities, and the Royal Air Force has formed a squadron dedicated to defending satellites.

The United States has acknowledged deploying weapons in orbit. China is practicing close approaches and satellite capture. Russia has maneuvered a military satellite close to ICEYE-X36, a commercial radar satellite whose technology supports Ukraine.

These are not disconnected headlines. They are signs that the world’s leading powers are preparing for a fight over the systems circling above us—and that the first move may already look like the one unfolding now.

The First Attack May Be Hard to See

A space war would not have to begin with an explosion. It could begin with a signal jammed, a satellite camera blinded, a spacecraft pushed off course or a communications link cut. A cyberattack on a ground station could sever the connection between a satellite and the people who operate it.

The first signs might look like scattered failures. GPS becomes unreliable. A military unit loses contact. A radar satellite stops sending images. A spacecraft suddenly changes course. Meanwhile, leaders must determine whether they are seeing an equipment failure, an accident or a deliberate attack.

That confusion is part of the danger. An adversary can disrupt a satellite without announcing war, then watch to see how its target responds. A country that waits may appear weak. A country that strikes back may turn a limited attack into a wider conflict.

From GPS to the Gas Pump

Satellites help aircraft navigate, guide ships and trucks, track severe weather and coordinate emergency response. Farmers use satellite navigation to guide precision equipment across fields. First responders use location data to find the fastest route to an emergency. Military forces depend on satellite images, communications and navigation to coordinate operations.

GPS also provides precise timing for systems on the ground. Telecommunications networks use that timing to keep signals coordinated. Power companies rely on synchronized measurements to monitor the grid. Financial networks use accurate timestamps to process transactions. (Read More)

Egyptian parliament weighs vote on authorising troop deployment to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthis

Any Egyptian military backing for Saudi Arabia could mark a major escalation in the wider Iran war, which has threatened global energy supplies and sent oil prices soaring.

Egypt’s parliament is holding sessions to discuss authorizing the deployment of forces to support Saudi Arabia against the Houthis. The parliament has apparently been called in to discuss this in order to show that the government has a broad mandate. If such a mandate is not achieved, then the government can point to parliament as a reason for its hesitancy.

Egypt has been a close partner of Saudi Arabia for years. Egypt’s president, Abdul Fattah El-Sisi, has indicated that Egypt would support Saudi Arabia.

This comes amid continued Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. The attacks have killed and wounded numerous people. Six people were injured overnight, Arab News in Saudi Arabia said.

According to Egypt’s Al-Ahram state media, “Egypt’s parliament sessions on authorizing El-Sisi to send forces to Saudi Arabia [will] last three days,” an MP said.

The report quoted MP Mostafa Bakry saying “that parliamentary sessions to discuss authorizing President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to send military forces to Saudi Arabia would continue for three days.” (Read More)

 

Christian leaders are racing toward the Rapture. Is Israel really to blame?

 
‘End Times Fascism,’ a new book from Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, is oddly focused on a religion with little apocalyptic literature. 

Judaism is not usually a religion associated with apocalyptic thought. There’s no Jewish version of the Book of Revelation. There is a concept of a Messianic Age, but most observant groups forbid interfering with — encouraging or discouraging — its arrival.   

Yet Judaism, or at least Israel, is central to Christian apocalyptic thought. The lines that drive its connection to Israel are well-traced. The Book of Revelation requires Jews to return to the promised land, and a Third Temple to be built for Jesus to return, and so, for years, Christian Zionists like John Hagee, the founder of Christians United for Israel and Mike Huckabee, the current U.S. ambassador to Israel, have encouraged wars in the region, seeing them as part of prophecy.  

Hagee and Huckabee have talked in glowing terms of the many lands they believe comprise “greater Israel” all becoming part of the modern nationstate, in fulfillment of biblical requirements for the Rapture. Byron Stinson, another wealthy evangelical leader, has worked to breed and import blemish-free red heifers to Israel, because their ashes are necessary to build the Third Temple that will herald the return of Jesus.  

More recently, the Jewish extremists who are also hungry to build a Third Temple have moved from the fringe into the Israeli government. Several times now, Israeli security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has stalked around the Temple Mount, where Jews are officially forbidden from prayer, and led a large group in prayer, flanked by the police force he heads. Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s minister of finance, has promised to fund the construction of a Third Temple.

But as powerful as these Jewish leaders are, the Christians are far bigger. CUFI, the group led by Hagee, is the biggest Zionist group in the U.S., far larger than AIPAC.

And yet End Times Fascism, a new book from activists and writers Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor — Klein is known for books like No Logo and Shock Doctrine, where she coined the relevant term “disaster capitalism” — focuses largely on Israel, and the extremists in its government. 

The book’s central argument is that accelerationist fanatics believe an apocalyptic future will benefit them — whether in heaven or on earth. And they’re racing toward that future with increasingly fascistic terms. 

These apocalyptic futures vary. For Christians, it might be the Rapture, and ultimately heaven. For AI techies, it’s a world ruled by the silicone grip of an all-knowing machine — or at least a world ruled by the superrich and filled with AI-driven propaganda masquerading as the voice of God while it surveils its users. For ethno-nationalists, it’s a homogenous country in which they can live out their nostalgia for an imagined perfect past. End Times Fascism is divided into sections, each taking on one of these groups and its ravenous vision for the end of the world, and how it is leading the world into fascism — through moral policing, surveillance, xenophobia. (Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

It must be noted that this article was published in The Forward, a liberal Jewish news organization headquartered in New York City. The book discussed in the article, End Times Fascism, was authored by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, who are secular, left-wing Jewish writers.

Notice how the activist Jewish authors portray the Jewish leaders wanting to build the Third Temple as "Jewish extremists," while framing Christians who believe in the Rapture and end-time prophecy as "fanatics," claiming that both groups are leading the world into fascism through moral policing, surveillance, and xenophobia."

The Book of Revelation describes a time in the future when the Antichrist and his totalitarian global government will use AI surveillance to persecute and kill Bible-believing Christians and Jews (Revelation 12:13–14, 13:7–10, 15, 20:4).

We are seeing people all over the globe today with unprecedented hatred toward Orthodox/Conservative Jews and Bible-believing Christians who believe in a Pre-Tribulation Rapture and end-time prophecy. 

 Do you see how increasing hatred toward these Jews and Christians in the future will lead the unbelieving world to fully support the Antichrist, who will kill them for refusing to worship him and receive his mark?

IRAN WARNING: Netanyahu Threatens Stronger Strikes If Tehran Attacks Israel

 
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu issued a stern warning to Iran on Monday during a visit to an Israeli Air Force base, declaring that Israel is prepared to respond with greater force if its enemies attempt another attack.

During the visit, Netanyahu met with the base commander, reviewed operational readiness, and praised the achievements of Israeli pilots and ground crews.

“I was impressed by the readiness, determination, and ability to strike our enemies whenever necessary,” Netanyahu said.

Addressing Israel’s enemies directly, the prime minister warned: “Do not test us. You will suffer blows more severe than anything you have experienced until now. (Read More)

WATCH: Israel ‘very close’ to creating conditions for regime change in Iran, Netanyahu adviser says

Ophir Falk said military and economic pressure was creating an opening for Iranians to challenge their rulers, while stressing that regime change was up to the Iranian people.

Israel was “very close” to creating conditions for regime change in Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s foreign policy adviser Ophir Falk told The Jerusalem Post in a studio interview, while stressing that the Iranian people would have to determine their country’s future.

“I think we’re very close to creating those conditions,” Falk said when asked how close pressure on Tehran had brought the prospect of regime change. “Those conditions are being created as we speak right now.”

Speaking with Post Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein and diplomatic correspondent Amichai Stein, Falk said Israel’s actions were creating conditions that would allow Iranians to challenge their rulers.

“Regime change in Iran is up to the Iranian people,” he said. (Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

According to Netanyahu's foreign policy advisor Ophir Falk, "Israel is very close to creating conditions for regime change in Iran." 

Are we seeing the possibility that the Israeli military could launch a final devastating strike against Iran, enabling the Iranian people to finally overthrow their ruling jihadist regime?

Is your favorite Bible prophecy teacher who closely follows events in the Middle East talking about the possibility of a future regime change in Iran, and could this be what was foretold in Jeremiah 49:34–39, the prophecy of Elam?

In the future, will we see a ground war in Iran in fulfillment of Jeremiah 49:37 that leads to the collapse of the current Islamic regime?

MAP BELOW DISPLAYS DANGEROUS NUCLEAR SITES IN THE TERRITORY OF ANCIENT ELAM.

Iran evacuates bases, pays for fake rallies

 
Revolutionary Guards clear military sites from cities, move weapons west • Regime offers cash to Basij members to demonstrate in streets • Citizens: We've already broken through the fear barrier. 

As tensions mount across the Middle East and fears grow of renewed military confrontation with Iran, reports are emerging of frantic preparations by the ayatollahs' security apparatus. Iranian citizens who spoke to Israel's Channel 12 describe a tense reality in which the regime is taking unprecedented steps to ensure its internal survival and protect its strategic assets.

According to the reports, the Revolutionary Guards have begun large-scale evacuations of military bases located in the heart of major cities, alongside the transfer of heavy military equipment and weapons toward western Iran (Ancient territory of ELAM). The moves are driven not only by operational considerations in the face of a possible external strike, but also by deep anxiety among the regime's leadership over an internal popular uprising that could exploit the fighting to seize control of military assets.

"I heard they evacuated the apartments of army personnel and Revolutionary Guards members," said Amirhossein from Tehran. "They're also evacuating the bases inside the cities and removing the weapons from them, out of fear they'll fall into the hands of the public."...(Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

The Revolutionary Guard of the ayatollahs is taking unprecedented steps to ensure its survival, driven by fear of a widespread popular uprising among the Iranian people who could exploit ongoing fighting to seize control of military assets and weapons. 

Why is it so hard for people to believe even the possibility that, according to Jeremiah 49:35–38, the people of Iran may arm themselves and play a role in overthrowing their jihadist government?

CENTCOM: IRGC not paying troops due to US economic pressure on Iran

 
The export of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz has largely returned to pre-war level, according to Adm. Brad Cooper. 

(Oct. 17, 2026 / JNS) The “compounding” effect of America’s economic suffocation campaign against Iran is being felt across all sectors of its economy, including its military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, commander of the U.S. Central Command Adm. Brad Cooper said in a recorded message on Friday. 

“The financial strain on Iran’s military has become so significant that there are reports of Iran-aligned militia groups across the region withholding payments to their soldiers in order to funnel money back to the IRGC, which also is not paying its troops,” Cooper stated.  

The Islamic regime is feeling “economic pain” and the IRGC is “increasingly showing signs of greater desperation as a result,” the admiral continued. (Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

The commander of the U.S. Central Command, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, said the IRGC is feeling so much economic pain that they are showing signs of desperation and are not paying their own troops. To make matters much worse, there are reports of Iran-aligned militia groups across the region withholding payments to their soldiers in order to funnel money back to the IRGC.  

Netanyahu: Only way to end Iran threat is to ‘get rid of this regime’

Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that Jerusalem is prepared to launch powerful strikes against Iran in a possible future confrontation.

Ending the Iranian threat ultimately will require toppling the regime in Tehran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with Fox News‘s Mark Levin that aired on Saturday.

“Let’s complete the job and have the people of Iran seize their own future,” Netanyahu said, praising U.S. President Donald Trump’s military and economic pressure on Tehran.

“The only way you can deal with it is to basically get rid of this regime,” the prime minister said, describing this as a long process involving military and economic measures.

Netanyahu told Levin that his goals for the last two years of Trump’s term are to eliminate the Iranian threat, expand the Abraham Accords and harness the power of artificial intelligence.

The first goal is to “achieve the complete elimination of the Iranian threat to Israel, to America, and to the world,” Netanyahu said.

“This is a regime that chants ‘Death to Israel, death to America’—you’re the real target,” the premier said.

Crediting Trump’s “brilliant leadership,” Netanyahu said the military campaign and economic blockade against the Islamic Republic had been “very effective,” adding, “Let’s complete the job.” (Read More)

'We are ready for war': Iran's new defense minister threatens US and Israel

 
Mehrdad Akhlaqi, a sanctioned veteran of Iran's missile industry, replaces a minister killed in Israel's February strikes and warns of a devastating response to renewed attacks; Tehran says its weapons factories are being moved into mountains as negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz remain deadlocked.

Iran appointed Mehrdad Akhlaqi, a longtime senior figure in the Islamic Republic's missile industry, as its new defense minister on Sunday, replacing an acting minister who had served since his predecessor was killed in an Israeli strike in February. Hours after his appointment, Akhlaqi threatened the United States and Israel with a sweeping military response, warning President Donald Trump that any renewed attack on Iran could leave American forces facing heavy casualties. (Read More)

Netanyahu: Israel prepared to launch preemptive strike on Iran without US support

Prime minister unveils updated national security doctrine for first time in a decade. Amid fears of an Iranian attack, Netanyahu claims "The objectives I set do not depend on American approval." Netanyahu declares his goal is to topple the ayatollahs' regime: "90% of the job is done."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Sunday that Israel was prepared to launch a preemptive strike against Iran even without US assistance. Presenting his updated national security doctrine for 2026, the first such presentation in a decade, Netanyahu identified a nuclear-armed Iran as Israel's greatest threat. "We are prepared to take the initiative," he said. "We must prevent the enemy from delivering the first blow." Against the backdrop of warnings of a possible Iranian attack, Netanyahu made clear that his objective was to topple the regime in Tehran, potentially even before Israel's upcoming elections on Oct. 27.

"The objectives I set do not depend on American approval. I always seek it, and we have also reached extraordinary understandings that people never believed were possible. But it has never been a precondition," Netanyahu said. "Our need to eliminate the nuclear threat and the broader threat posed by Iran, by the ayatollahs' regime, stands on its own. To the extent necessary, we will also act independently. We have done so before, and if necessary, we will do so again."

Netanyahu described confronting Iran as his "life's mission," warning that a single nuclear bomb could kill hundreds of thousands of people. He also noted that Iran was developing intercontinental ballistic missiles. According to Netanyahu, the regime could rebuild its nuclear and unconventional weapons programs, as well as its network of regional proxies.

"90% of the job is done," Netanyahu claimed, adding that the Iranian regime was killing and injuring tens of thousands of its own citizens to suppress protests. He said the economic crisis and the emergence of protests in the months following Operation Rising Lion, Israel's June 2025 military offensive against Iran, were signs of the regime's weakness. (Read More)

KURDISH WARNING: Syrian Fighters Calling To Conquer Golan And Jerusalem As Officials Urge Israel To Reject Damascus’ Peace Overtures

Senior Kurdish figures are warning Israel against trusting conciliatory messages from Syria’s government, pointing to anti-Jewish incitement in mosques and calls by Syrian fighters to conquer the Golan Heights and Jerusalem. (Read More) 

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

It is very interesting that senior Kurdish figures are actually warning Israel not to trust the Syrian government and to reject Damascus peace overtures, because there are Syrian military forces that want to conquer the Golan Heights and Jerusalem. Does this have anything to do with an end-time prophecy? 

Did you know that the prophet Isaiah, in chapter 17, is describing a possible future war between Damascus and Israel in which northern Israel suffers a massive attack (Isaiah 17:4–6)?  

BUT IN THE END ISRAEL PREVAILS!

Is your favorite Bible prophecy teacher talking about this possibility, or are they just talking about how Israel will destroy Damascus?

 

2026 State of the Climate Report Shows a Planet Reaching Its Limits

 
Of the 16 climate indicators analyzed, seven showed record extremes.

The seventh edition of an annual report analyzing Earth’s “planetary vital signs” indicates that Earth systems are rapidly destabilizing, some at an accelerating rate.

...The rate of global warming is accelerating, according to the report, and has roughly doubled from about 0.19°C (0.34°F) per decade from 1970-2010 to about 0.36°C (0.65°F) per decade from 2010 to present day. Ocean heat content is increasing at an accelerating rate as well. (Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

As Bible-believing Christians watching the many signs of the end times converging, are we surprised that a new report released in October 2026 states that "Earth's 'planetary vital signs' indicate that Earth systems are rapidly destabilizing, some at an accelerating rate?"

Does this have anything to do with the last days?

The Bible tells us in Matthew 24:6–8 that what we are seeing today is merely the beginning of a time of unprecedented trouble coming in the future for the inhabitants of the Earth.

Many people all over the world are extremely concerned and worried about the future of our planet as they witness catastrophic events taking place, especially over the last three to six years. They are particularly anxious about accelerating "global warming."

Could the Lord be trying to slowly wake people up and get the world’s attention regarding their need to believe in Him (John 3:16) NOW, before He brings His wrath (Revelation 16:1) and scorches the people of the Earth with intense heat, as described in Revelation 16:8–9, because they refused to repent and give Him glory?

"Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given power to scorch the people with fire. And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues. Yet they did not repent and give Him glory." ( BSB)

 

Mobile bomb shelters appear in Tel Aviv as Israel faces heightened Iran‑linked threat

Reports say mobile bomb shelters are being deployed in Tel Aviv amid an elevated threat from Iran, adding public street‑level protection in Israel’s commercial hub alongside existing building safe rooms and missile defenses.

Mobile bomb shelters are being set up in Tel Aviv as Israel responds to what officials have described as a threat from Iran, according to reports on 16 October.

Israel has long required many buildings to include reinforced safe rooms, and it relies on layered missile‑defense systems. The appearance of mobile shelters in public spaces in Tel Aviv adds another line of protection in a city that is central to the country’s economy.

These kinds of shelters are designed to give people on the move somewhere to run when sirens sound for incoming rockets or missiles. Placing them on streets and in open areas indicates concern for residents, commuters and visitors who might not be near a permanent shelter during an attack.

The deployment comes against a backdrop of warnings about possible action by Iran or groups aligned with it. The reports tying the shelters to an "Iran threat" did not include official Israeli statements laying out a specific trigger for this step.

On the ground, the change is visible. Low, reinforced structures in public spaces are a concrete sign that planners expect any future attack to reach deep into Israel’s core urban areas, and that they want to shorten the distance people need to cover to get under protection.

Whether this remains a precautionary move or precedes further escalation will be reflected in any updated threat assessments from Israeli authorities, changes in airline or airport procedures around Tel Aviv, and signs that similar shelters are being placed in other major cities. (Source)

Iran Rebuilds Launcher Force to 400

 
Iran has at least 400 operational missile launchers • The figure is close to its pre-war total | Most of the recovery came over recent months.

Iran now has at least 400 operational missile launchers, Israeli security officials told Israel's Channel 16. Before Operation Roaring Lion in February, Iran had 420.

Over recent months, Iran has restored a significant portion of its missile-launching capabilities, the officials said.

The launchers are part of a larger arsenal aimed at Israel. As JFeed reported, Western intelligence assessments published in October by Bloomberg and other outlets found that Iran kept about 70% of its ballistic missile stockpile. That amounts to some 1,800 to 2,000 missiles with the range to reach Israel.

The same assessments found that around 60% of Iran's launchers and 40% of its attack drones survived. Iran had dispersed its production lines and storage depots deep underground, in facilities carved into hard granite mountains.

Those findings contradicted official US and Israeli statements that Iran's missile and drone production infrastructure had been destroyed. The assessments described Iran's manufacturing and assembly capacity as still operating and able to replenish the arsenal relatively quickly. (Read More)

Israel Warns US of Major Response to Iran

 
Israel has told the United States that any Iranian attack would draw a response potentially unprecedented in scale, as IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir warned commanders that the potential for escalation has increased.

Israel has told Washington that an Iranian attack would draw an exceptionally severe response, Ynet reported Thursday. That response could be unprecedented in scale, even compared with the thousands of Iranian targets Israel and the United States struck during the war.

On the same day, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir held a situation assessment and operational briefing. He told commanders that the risk of escalation had grown.

"Given the numerous warnings across all fronts and the sensitivity of the current period, the potential for escalation has increased," Zamir said.

 At the United Nations, Israel's ambassador Danny Danon also issued a warning Thursday. Speaking before a Security Council session, he said he had sent a direct message to both Iran and Hezbollah.

"Do not try to exploit Israel's election period. Anyone who dares attack us will suffer a devastating blow," Danon said. (Read More)