Thu 11 April 2024:
Barak Ravi, a journalist for US news site Axios, says that the senior US army commander in charge of the Middle East will visit Israel tomorrow.
US army General Erik Kurilla, head of the army’s Central Command (CENTCOM), is expected to coordinate with Israeli military officials on a possible attack on the country by Iran or its aligned militias, Ravid reports, citing two unnamed Israeli officials.
Iran has vowed to retaliate against Israel for an attack on its diplomatic consulate in the Syrian capital last week. The Isralei military has been on high alert ever since.
The Israeli officials have said that they are expecting an unprecedented attack on Israeli soil, one that may not come from Israel’s northern border but rather via ballistic missiles.
In response to a request for comment on Kurilla’s trip, Axios says that “A US defense official said it was Department of Defense policy to ‘not discuss flag officer travel for operational security’”.
US commitment to Israel’s security against Iran, proxies is ‘iron clad’: Biden
Biden said those discussions included their “shared support” for a ceasefire, a deal to release captives and “urgent efforts” to deal with the humanitarian crisis that exists in Gaza.
He added that they also wanted to address the “Iranian threat”, which included launching a “significant attack on Israel”.
“As I told [Israeli] Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu, our commitment to Israel’s security against these threats from Iran and its proxies is ironclad”, Biden said.
SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES
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