The United States and its allies believe that Iran will “imminently” attack Israeli military or government targets with a high-precision missile or drones, according to Bloomberg, citing US Intelligence sources. President Joe Bide, despite the criticism leveled at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has reiterated his “strong” support for the Jewish State in the face of threats from the Persian country after the attack on the Consulate in Damascus (Syria), which killed seven Iranian revolutionary guards.

This attack, according to Intelligence sources, would mean “a significant expansion” of the conflict currently affecting Israel and the Islamist organization Hamas in the Gaza Strip, where they have been More than 35,000 Gazans have been killed so far. Iran’s reaction could happen “in the coming days,” as confirmed to Bloomberg his sources who requested anonymity and who commented on the attack that “It’s more a question of when (will take place) and not whether (it will take place).”

Along these lines, another medium, Axios, ensures that Israeli officials are preparing for a possible direct attackunprecedented from Iranian soil using ballistic missiles, drones and cruise missiles. And in such a scenario, Israel will retaliate with a direct attack on Iran. Tensions between Israel and Iran have increased after an attack attributed to the Israeli Army against the Iranian consulate in Damascus killed several senior officials of the Persian country last week.

The head of the United States Central Command, General Erik Kurilla, meets in Israel with senior commanders military of that country to deal with the threat of an attack by Iran. In exclusive information, the digital media Axios indicated this Thursday that Kurilla will meet with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and senior officials of the Israel Defense Forces.

Roni Kaplan, spokesperson for the Israeli Army and reserve captain, spoke with laSexta Noticias about this “imminent” attack, pointing out that “Iran’s response possibilities can be of all kinds“. “There are all kinds of hypotheses, we are prepared for any type of contingency. We are not afraid of our rivals, we respect them. We are absolutely prepared from a defensive and offensive point of view. This time we are not going to fail, as we failed on October 7,” he assured.

The US reiterates its support

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, has reiterated his support “iron“to the Government of Israel, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, in the face of threats from Iran. “As I told Prime Minister Netanyahu, our commitment to the security of Israel against these threats from Iran and its representatives is ironclad,” he said this Wednesday. during a press conference with the Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, who is on an official visit to the country.

In this sense, Biden has highlighted that his Administration will do everything possible “to protect Israel’s security” against Tehran, which has threatened to “launch a significant attack” against its partner in retaliation for the attack on the Iranian Consulate in Syria, which resulted in the death of 16 people, including two civilians, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

His words come after Biden stated in an interview with the American television channel Univision that Israel is making “a mistake” in the Gaza Strip. “What I ask of the Israelis is a ceasefire and allowduring the next six or eight weeks, full access to all food and medicine,” he said, also emphasizing that “there are no excuses” that prevent the enclave from being provided with humanitarian aid.