🚨IDF Spokesperson announce that the US aircraft carrier and vessels will assist in defense and attack if we get to a point of fighting several fronts.

He added that there is great importance of the American deterrence so that more distant countries do not try to divert attention from Gaza and try to open another front

🚨 The Israeli army acknowledges two additional deaths in yesterday's raid on the Lebanese border.

The Palestinian PIJ took responsibility of the attack, where two fighters (photo) infiltrated an Israeli base, killing the deputy commander of the ‘Baram’ 300th Brigade.

Updates on Gaza's front:

⬥ Israeli media reports the IDF has completed preparing its artillery brigades facing Gaza for a massive artillery strike. (Note: if a ground invasion is to take place, this is the first expected move)

⬥ Lebanese media states that Hamas informed Hezbullah and other allies that their missile array is intact and they are capable of lasting long enough.

Hamas also confirmed they are ready for any ground invasion by the Israeli army.

Reminder: According to the annual US foreign aid report, the US military keeps thousands of PGM/JDAMs in Israel, to assist IDF in case IDF's stockpile dwindles during a prolonged war against Hezbullah in Lebanon or Gaza.

🚨 Egypt announced it will only allow 2,000 Gazans to travel through the Rafah border crossing daily, starting today.

Egypt enforces a blockade on Gaza, harsher than the one by the Israeli army.

- About 300,000 Israeli soldiers were drafted as of today, allegedly.

The Israeli government approved drafting 60,000 more.

- The Israeli supermarkets are enforcing a rationing policy on water, eggs, bread, and various other products.

Limited rocket fire and mortars to settlements neighboring Gaza, as the Israeli airforce resumes low intensity attacks on residential buildings in the strip.

IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says the military has notified the families of 50 Israelis being held as prisoners in the Gaza Strip by Hamas.

More families will be contacted as soon as the military verifies the information. This most likely concerns the alive only.

Iranian Revolution Leader Imam Ali Khamenei:

- We reject those who say we planned this glorious attack against Israel. This was a masterpiece by the Palestinians. I'd kiss the hands of those who planned it.

- Israel's defeat on that first day was a strategic military and intelligence failure that needs forever to be overcomed.

- The tradegy that happened to the Israelis was done by themselves, as an inevitable response to their injustice.

Newspapers and politicians close to Hezbullah allege that the group is expected to retaliate to the murder of 3 of its fighters and the injury of 4 others.

The retaliation is expected to be planned to take into consideration the need to kill at least 3 Israeli soldiers, on par with the number of murdered Lebanese.

Al-Akhbar newspapers stated that the US ships and bases will be in danger if the USA participates in the war against Gaza. Iraqi resistance leaders were quoted saying the same yesterday.

🚨 The Israeli army issued an alert of its intention to destroy the border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, just after it was fixed after yesterday's attack.

Passage to and from Gaza to Egypt would halted again.

Israeli minister Amichai Chikli was drafted into the army reserve, highlighting the dire situation in the army.

Israeli media is openly questioning the government's lack of action against Hezbullah in Lebanon, under the current "war status" where the army is operational with the largest available reserve manpower.

They question how will settlers near Lebanon live in peace, knowing Hezbullah's Ridwan Units are meters away and could replicate what happened in Gaza on any day.

🚨 The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced an hour ago there are 770 martyrs and 4,000 wounded so far in Gaza. 18 martyrs and 100 wounded in the West Bank.

IDF says it has killed 1,500 Palestinian fighters in Israeli territory.

🚨 Hebrew Channel ⁠12: Israel threatened Egypt to hit any trucks carrying aid trying to enter Gaza from the Rafah border crossing.