Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said that Iran launched dozens of drones from Iran towards Israel.
Israel is living in a state of terror, fearing a possible Iranian attack on Israeli targets inside IsraelThis happened after Israel targeted the Iranian consulate in Syria, resulting in the death of 12 people, including leaders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sarah, are spending the weekend in a house equipped with an advanced anti-missile shelter, according to the American news site Axios.
The website confirmed that Netanyahu and his wife are spending the weekend at the family home of American Jewish billionaire Simon Falick in Jerusalem.
He added: “This is a luxury villa, and according to reports, it has an advanced anti-missile shelter.”
It is noteworthy that Falek is one of the most prominent wealthy Americans close to Netanyahu, who supports him politically and financially.
These developments come amid reports of a possible imminent Iranian strike on Israel, in response to an Israeli attack on an Iranian diplomatic headquarters in Damascus a few days ago.
Cairo News Channel reported that Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant said that Israel is closely following an attack planned by Iran and its agents against Israel.
The channel also reported from Israeli media that Israel had completed the deployment of its air defenses in preparation for a possible Iranian response to the Damascus attack.
The White House said that US President Joe Biden returned to Washington today, cutting short the weekend to consult with the National Security Team regarding events in the Middle East.
On Saturday, Israel decided to close schools and cancel educational and youth activities that were scheduled in the coming days on the occasion of Passover, due to a possible attack from Iran, according to Sky News.
Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said that all army forces were placed on alert, stressing that dozens of fighter planes were conducting patrols as part of a state of readiness.
In turn, the Jordanian Civil Aviation Regulatory Authority announced the temporary closure of the country’s airspace to aircraft movement, starting tonight.
Israeli media confirmed that the mini-ministerial council will hold its meeting tonight in a fortified underground building at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv.
Iran announced that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard stopped a cargo ship linked to Israel, and according to IRNA, the Special Naval Forces of the Revolutionary Guard seized a container ship named “MCS Aries” near the Strait of Hormuz, flying the flag of Portugal, operated by the Zodiac Company, owned by an Israeli businessman named Eyal Ofer. This was in response to the bombing of its consulate in Damascus.
Hebrew media acknowledged the loss of the ship, and Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said that Iran had seized a ship partially owned by Israel in the Strait of Hormuz.
Earlier, the British Maritime Trade Operations Authority announced that it had received a report about an incident 50 nautical miles northeast of Fujairah in the UAE. She also added in a brief statement on Saturday that the authorities are investigating the matter.
The American Associated Press commented on Iran’s seizure of a container ship belonging to Israel, and said that commando forces from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard landed from a helicopter on the container ship, today, Saturday, in the latest episode in a series of attacks between the two countries.
The agency explained that the Middle East was preparing for possible Iranian retaliation due to an Israeli raid earlier this month on an Iranian consular building in Syria that killed 12 people, including a senior general in the Revolutionary Guard.