U.S. President Donald Trump on his conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

We had a very good conversation.
They attacked him and he responded.
I do not blame him for this behavior.
Now they (Iran and Israel) will leave each other alone for a week or something like that.
Both sides agreed to stop. We are now in the final stage of a very good agreement that will not allow Iran to have nuclear weapons and will lead to the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz. This may happen within 2 or 3 days.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian: Sanctions and entry ban are imposed on Minister Bezalel Smotrich. Additionally, France imposes sanctions on settlers along with the UK, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia

The longest two weeks in history 😆

Lebanese Ministry of Health:

3,666 killed and 11,321 injured from IDF attacks since March 2.

Gunman crosses into Israel from Lebanon, fires at soldiers; is shot dead by troops

Read more: https://toi.li/CYYz2X

Zamir threatened: "We are ready to return and deliver another severe and deep blow to Iran." He added that the IDF will continue to operate and deepen the damage to Hezbollah and protect the northern settlements. "The IDF is alert and will act with force wherever we identify a threat to the citizens of the State of Israel," he emphasized.

Photo: IDF Spokesperson

Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir visited an exercise as part of the "Fire Series" taking place as part of commanders' training in the north of the country. "The Iranian attempt to set equations and change reality will fail. The strike we carried out in Iran was preparation for a much more significant and heavy blow."

Photo: IDF Spokesperson

Please tag Trump 🤮🤡

The clown just woke up🤣🤡🤮

UN Secretary-General Guterres on X: "I am very concerned about the renewed escalation in the Middle East. All attacks must stop immediately and the ceasefires in Lebanon, Iran, and Gaza must be fully respected." Guterres also called to avoid "any step that could harm ongoing diplomatic efforts"

Barak Ravid

Trump: Iran shot down an American helicopter – we must respond

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Israel has been vindicated

Trump:

I have just been informed by our great army that last night the Iranians shot down one of our advanced Apache helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz.

Two pilots were involved, both are safe and unharmed.

However, the United States must respond to this attack.

Amit Segal

I'm a bit confused: just two days ago Trump demanded that Israel not respond to Iran because there were no casualties. So why respond now?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned his security cabinet that Israel may reach a point where it has to confront Iran without US support, i24NEWS reported on Tuesday.

Speaking during a cabinet meeting on Monday, Netanyahu said Israel could face a situation in which it would have to “deal alone with the Iranians,” without American backing and with the costs that would entail, including shortages of munitions and growing international isolation.

“We do not want to get there, but we know we could get there,” Netanyahu was quoted as saying.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir also reportedly warned ministers against the emerging agreement with Iran, saying: “As we see it now, almost any agreement is a bad agreement.”

The i24NEWS report came a day after Axios quoted US President Donald Trump as saying he had warned Netanyahu that Israel could be left to fight Iran alone if its attacks escalated into a full-blown war.
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