While details remain unclear, Israel is suspected of having targeted military sites in central Iran and early warning facilities in Syria. The Iranians were informed that there would be Israeli activity via two regional channels carrying a message from the US, Amwaj.media has learned. Speaking on condition of anonymity, an Arab diplomatic source alleged that Israel was planning to strike earlier this week, but that the targets it chose were vetoed by the Joe Biden administration. Amwaj.media could not independently confirm this assertion.

Separately, a source in Beirut familiar with Hezbollah-Iran dynamics stated that aside from Iran’s Apr. 14 drone and missile strike on Israel, Hezbollah’s intensified operations in past days “carried a message that should have been absorbed well in Israel.” The Lebanese movement recently fired at least two attack drones, leaving multiple Israel soldiers injured with some in critical condition...