(Jerusalem, Israel) — Tensions between Iran and Israel are spiking dramatically after four major recent events:

1. Israel stole 100,000 top secret Iranian nuclear weapons documents and then revealed them to the world.
2. President Trump denounced the fatally flawed Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) and announced the U.S. is withdrawing from the agreement and will impose tough sanctions.
3. Israel has repeatedly attacked Iranian military bases in Syria, vowing to prevent Iran from building a permanent military presence on Israel’s northern border.
4. President Trump on Monday will formally move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Overnight, Iran fired dozens of missiles and rockets at northern Israeli towns and military bases. Israel hit Iranian forces in Syria again.

More than ever, I’d ask readers to pray for the peace of Jerusalem and everyone in the region, and to mobilize others to pray, as well. 

While the prospect for a full-blown war is growing, I’m not convinced Iran’s leaders feel the time is ripe to go all-out against Israel. I’ll provide more analysis in the days ahead. But here’s some of the Israeli media coverage worth noting at the moment.

• After Iranian Quds Force missile attack, Israel pounds Iranian targets in Syria (Israel Hayom) — In “one of the air force’s largest operations in recent decades,” over 50 Iranian targets in Syria destroyed after Iran fires 20 missiles at IDF bases • “The Quds Force paid a heavy price, it will take the Iranians a long time to recover,” military says.
• Israel security cabinet meets as Iranian official warns “revenge will come” (Times of Israel)
• Northern border tensions make Jerusalemites feel like ‘war is in the air’ (Jerusalem Post)
• Palestinians announce embassy move date to be ‘day of rage’ (Jerusalem Post)
• IDF instructs opening bomb shelters in Golan Heights (Ynet News)
• White House condemns Iran after rocket attack, “strongly supports” Israel’s right to self-defense (Haaretz)

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