Tehran has been threatening to retaliate for a deadly air strike on an iranian diplomatic compound in syria. Daniel hagari the Israeli Military spokesman said dozens of israeli planes were patrolling the sky and israel was prepared very strongly in case of an attack from iran. Translation of the Home Front Command is publishing an update and adjustment in the Defence Policy in these minutes, as of tomorrow morning and during the next few days the educational systems, camps and planned trips will not take place. At six oclock in the morning we will update the directive again, starting tonight and in the coming days no educational activities including overnight stays in parking lots and excursions are allowed. In the last few minutes the israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said his country is prepared for a direct attack from iran. In an an address to the nation, he said Defence Systems were deployed and the armed forces were ready to respond in kind. Hes advised israelis to
Closed their airspace. An official in the region also tells our partners at cbs news that anything that passes overjordanian territory is a problem and will be intercepted. Tehran has said the attack is quote punishment intercepted. Tehran has said the attack is, quote, punishment for israeli crimes. Iran had been threatening to retaliate for a deadly israeli air strike on an iranian diplomatic compound in syria two weeks ago. Earlier, we heard from daniel hagari, spokesperson for the Israel Defence forces. Iran has launched a direct attack from iranian so you looked towards the state of israel. We are closely monitoring iranian killer drones that are en route to israel send by iran. This is a severe and dangerous escalation and are defensive and offensive capabilities are the highest level of readiness at of this large scale attack from iran. Together, with our partners, the Israel Defense forces are operating at full force to defend the state of israel and the people of israel. This
Urgently to the white house. He is having a meeting there. We think round about now with his National Security team. And we know they are in close coordination and contact with the israelis. Mr biden cut short his weekend away, he was meant to spend a weekend at his Beach Residence in delaware. But he came back to washington for these urgent meetings. Now, us forces in the region are also on alert. The Military Presence there has been bolstered significantly since october 7th last year and we know that there are Fighter Planes there, us Fighter Planes and naval assets in the region and our partner here in the region and our partner here in the region and our partner here in the us, cbs news, are reporting saying those forces are ready to assist the israelis if they need it to shoot down any missiles for example that might threaten their territory. But i think this is a sensitive time, especially bearing in mind the recent disagreements between the us and israel over the war in gaza. Mr
Prime minister on corruption charges. A show of force at a time of apparent unity north korea stages a massive military parade on the eve of south koreas. And rescue workers continue to search for survivors amongst the rubble of taiwans earthquake. So we begin in syria where three major developments are pointing to an escalation in a conflict thats now been going on for almost seventy years in the Northern Province more than one hundred program fighters have been killed by the u. S. Led coalition and local forces of the u. S. Says it forces an attack against the Syrian Democratic forces that a Rebel Alliance supports. Meanwhile russian and Syrian Government forces have been bombarding the rebel held enclave of instant gusa killing twenty two people on thursday and the amount of deaths of past two hundred and the Northern Province in just four days and the u. N. Security council is planning to meet later at the request of kuwait and sweden discuss among other things the horrific situati