{"id":2219267,"date":"2024-04-12T10:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T14:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-braces-for-iran-drone-attack-within-48-hours\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T10:51:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T14:51:22","slug":"israel-braces-for-iran-drone-attack-within-48-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-braces-for-iran-drone-attack-within-48-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel prepares for potential drone strike from Iran in next 2 days"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-braces-for-iran-drone-attack-within-48-hours%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2219267&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israel is on high alert \u200dfor a \u2064potential Iranian drone attack in \u2063the next 24-48 hours.\u200c The U.S. intelligence warns of imminent danger as Iran vows retaliation for a recent bombing in\u200c Damascus. Tensions escalate as Israel\u2063 prepares for possible military action. \u200dFollow for updates. Israel is on high alert for a potential Iranian drone attack in\u2063 the \u2064next 24-48 hours. The U.S. intelligence warns of imminent danger as Iran vows retaliation\u2064 for a recent bombing\u2063 in Damascus. Tensions escalate as Israel prepares \u200cfor \u2064possible military action. Stay\u200b tuned for further updates on \u2063this developing \u200csituation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israel\">Israel<\/a> is preparing for a major attack on its own soil by <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israel\">Iran<\/a> in the next 24-48 hours, possibly in the form of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"drone assault,\">drone assault,<\/a> according to U.S. intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has vowed to retaliate against Israel for the bombing of an Iranian diplomatic annex in Damascus, Syria, that resulted in the death of Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited an Israel Defense Forces air base, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/2962970\/netanyahu-warns-iran-anyone-who-hits-us-we-hit-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>telling troops<\/a>: \u201cWe have determined a simple rule: Whoever harms us, we will harm them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>U.S. intelligence, however, believes that the retaliatory attack is imminent, telling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/israel-iran-hamas-war-us-travel-warning-middle-east-conflict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CBS News<\/a> it could take the form of more than 100 drones and dozens of missiles aimed at military targets. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-to-release-revised-guidance-reducing-covid-19-quarantine-time-from-14-days-to-7-10\/\" title=\"CDC to release revised guidance reducing COVID-19 quarantine time from 14 days to 7-10\">official told<\/a> the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/iranian-attack-expected-on-israel-in-next-two-days-42b0537c?mod=hp_lead_pos2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/em>  the attack could \u201cpossibly [be] on Israeli soil.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>In this photo released by the official Syrian state news agency SANA, people gather near a destroyed building struck by Israeli jets in Damascus, Syria, on April 1, 2024. An Israeli airstrike has destroyed the consular section of Iran\u2019s embassy in Syria, killing a senior Iranian military adviser and roughly a handful of other people, Syrian state media said Monday. (SANA via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier this week, Jake Sullivan, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-to-pardon-gen-michael-flynn-per-report\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump to Pardon Gen. Michael Flynn, Per Report\">national security adviser<\/a>, said the United States was \u201cwatching public statements by Iranian officials, public reports of Iranian plans to potentially take retaliatory action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan continued: \u201cWe have made clear that as the president said to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a> and as was read out in his call that America\u2019s support for Israel\u2019s security is ironclad and America\u2019s support for Israel\u2019s defense against threats from Iran and its proxies is ironclad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has additionally warned Iran not to use the Damascus attack as a pretext for escalating conflict in the region, which is already dealing with the fallout from Hamas\u2019s deadly assault on Israel last October.<\/p>\n<p>In recent days, President Joe Biden has spoken to Netanyahu, while Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/3739206\/secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iiis-call-with-israeli-minister-of-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>has spoken to his Israeli counterpart<\/a>, Yoav Gallant, to reiterate America\u2019s support for defending Israel from Iranian attacks.<\/p>\n<p>During his briefing on Thursday, Pentagon press secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said the U.S. was \u201cmonitoring the situation closely.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have a crystal ball, and I\u2019m not going to get into specific intelligence.\u00a0I would just say that \u2014 what you heard the president say, and as I highlighted in my topper, we are in close contact with the Israelis, to include today\u2019s phone call with Minister Gallant, and that U.S. commitment to Israel\u2019s security against threats from Iran and its proxies is ironclad. And I\u2019ll just leave it there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem <a href=\"https:\/\/il.usembassy.gov\/security-alert-u-s-embassy-jerusalem-april-11-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>issued a security alert<\/a> restricting employees and family members from personal travel outside the greater Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Be\u2019er Sheva areas until further notice.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel readies for a possible drone attack by Iran within 24-48 hours. U.S. intelligence warns of an imminent threat following Iran&#8217;s pledge to retaliate against Israel for a recent bombing in Damascus, Syria. 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