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According to the latest assessment of the Israeli intelligence community, Iran has decided to attack Israel directly and may launch an attack in the coming days.

According to Axios News Network on August 11, citing two sources with direct information, Iran is preparing to directly attack Israel in retaliation for the assassination of Hamas Politburo leader Haniyeh in the Iranian capital Tehran, and the attack is likely to take place within a few days.

China News Service quoted Reuters on the 10th that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Deputy Commander and Major General Ali Fadavi said on August 9 local time that Iran will follow the orders of Supreme Leader Khamenei and "severely punish" Israel for the assassination of Hamas Politburo leader Haniyeh.

It is said that the latest Israeli intelligence assessment indicates that the attack may take place before the negotiations on a ceasefire and hostage release agreement in the Gaza Strip scheduled for Thursday (15th). Israeli officials have previously stated that the negotiations on the 15th are the "last chance" for Israel and Kazakhstan to reach an agreement.

Iranian officials have not yet responded to the Western media reports.

Axios News reported that one of the sources with first-hand information from Israeli intelligence said the situation "remains fluid."

On July 31, Hamas political bureau leader Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, the capital of Iran. Iran believes that Israel planned and carried out the assassination and vowed to retaliate. The Israeli government has neither admitted nor denied Iran's claims. The Iranian delegation to the United Nations said on the evening of August 9 that Israel's recent assassination violated Iran's national security and sovereignty, and Iran has the legitimate right to self-defense.

The leaders of Qatar, Egypt and the United States issued a joint statement on the evening of August 8, calling on Israel and Hamas to resume negotiations in Doha or Cairo on the 15th to bridge all remaining differences and immediately begin implementing the agreement. The Israeli Prime Minister's Office issued a statement in the early morning of the 9th saying that Israel agreed to resume ceasefire negotiations in Gaza and planned to send a negotiating delegation on the 15th.

Asked whether Iran could delay its retaliation until after Gaza ceasefire talks, Iran’s UN mission expressed hope that Iran’s response would be timely and in a way that would not undermine a potential ceasefire.