🛡️ ISRAEL AWAITS US APPROVAL TO RESUME IRAN STRIKES AS KATZ DECLARES TARGETS READY AND IDF PREPARED FOR RENEWED WAR

🚦ISRAEL PREPARING FOR POSSIBLE RENEWED STRIKES ON IRAN: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to hold a limited situation assessment call later today after reports that Israel is awaiting a US green light to resume attacks. A senior Israeli official said preparations are underway to secure approval from the Trump administration for renewed airstrikes.

🪖 DEFENSE MINISTER KATZ SAYS ISRAEL IS READY: Defense Minister Israel Katz said, "Israel is prepared for the renewal of war against Iran. The IDF is ready both defensively and offensively, and the targets are marked."

➡️ KATZ OUTLINES THE STATED OBJECTIVES: Katz said Israel is awaiting a green light from the United States "first and foremost to complete the elimination of the Khamenei dynasty and return Iran to the age of darkness and stone." He said the targets include Iranian energy and electricity facilities, along with other national economic infrastructure.

➡️ SITUATION ASSESSMENT HELD WITH SENIOR DEFENSE OFFICIALS: Katz held the assessment at the Kirya together with Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and other senior security officials. Participants included the director general of the Defense Ministry, the heads of Military Intelligence, Operations, Strategic Planning, Home Front Command, and additional senior officers.

➡️ KATZ DESCRIBES IRAN’S CURRENT POSITION: “The terror regime in Iran specializes mainly in internal repression of its population through the Revolutionary Guards and the Basij, and in energy blackmail by threatening to raise global oil prices. It is lying on the ropes — its leaders are hiding in tunnels, struggling to communicate and make decisions; its skies are wide open, and all its national infrastructure and strategic facilities are exposed to attacks — yet it declares itself victorious.”

➡️ KATZ WARNS OF A DIFFERENT PHASE OF ATTACK: “This time, the attack will be different and deadly, adding devastating blows in the most painful places — continuing the immense hits already suffered by the Iranian terror regime — blows that will shake and collapse its foundations.”

🚢 US MILITARY PRESENCE IN THE REGION EXPANDS: CENTCOM announced that the USS George H.W. Bush carrier strike group has arrived in its area of responsibility.

🛡️ HOME FRONT GUIDELINES REMAIN UNCHANGED: The IDF said that following the situational assessment, Home Front Command defensive guidelines remain unchanged and in effect until Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 20:00.

🚀 AIR DEFENSE ACTIVITY REPORTED OVER TEHRAN: Mehr News Agency said air defense systems were activated to engage "hostile targets" over Tehran. Israeli officials denied any Israeli involvement in the events.

🗣️ IRANIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ISSUES DEFIANT RESPONSE: Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said, "In Iran, there are no radicals or moderates. We are all 'Iranian' and 'revolutionary,' and with the iron unity of the nation and government, with complete obedience to the Supreme Leader of the Revolution, we will make the aggressor criminal regret his actions. One God, one leader, one nation, and one path; that path being the path to victory for Iran, dearer than life."

❌ ATTEMPTED RAMMING ATTACK IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA: An attempted ramming attack against IDF soldiers occurred in the Burqa area earlier today. No injuries were reported, and IDF soldiers are searching for the suspects.

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