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According to a report by the Global Times citing Reuters, Axios and other foreign media on the 11th local time, two sources revealed that the latest assessment of the Israeli intelligence community showed that Iran has decided to directly attack Israel and may launch an attack in the next few days in response to the death of Hamas Politburo leader Haniyeh in Tehran.

Ismail Haniyeh (center) photographed in Tehran, Iran on July 30 (Source: Xinhua News Agency)

Axios quoted sources as saying that Israel's latest intelligence assessment indicated that the attack may take place before the ceasefire negotiations in the Gaza Strip scheduled for Thursday (15th), which may affect the negotiations promoted by the United States, Qatar and Egypt.

The Times of Israel said the assessment also said there were differences between the Iranian president and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps over the intensity of the response. A source with direct knowledge of the intelligence said the situation "remains unstable" because of the internal divisions in Iran.

Israel's public broadcaster predicted the attack would be larger than Iran's drone and missile strikes on Israel in April, but has not yet revealed its sources.

Other unnamed sources reported that Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah may launch a joint attack on Israel simultaneously or successively.

At present, Iran has not responded.

Earlier, Iran said it would "severely punish" Israel for the assassination of Hamas political bureau leader Haniyeh in Iran. In response, the White House said it would "take the relevant remarks seriously" and invest resources to protect Israel.

According to CCTV News, Iranian media reported on the 11th that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran held a military exercise in Kermanshah Province in western Iran, and explosions were heard in some areas of Kermanshah Province. Local officials said that these explosions came from the military exercise of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran has not yet released information related to the military exercise.

According to Cailian Press, the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed on August 12 local time that U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin said in a phone call with Israeli Defense Minister Galant that day that he had ordered the U.S. Ohio-class cruise missile nuclear submarine "Georgia" to be deployed to the Middle East to respond to the escalating tensions in the region.

In addition, Austin also requested that the USS Abraham LincolnCarrier Battle Group"Accelerate deployment in the Middle East."

Jimu News Comprehensive Global Times, China News Service, CCTV News, Cailianshe

(Source: Jimu News)