The IDF conducted situation assessments and operational activity throughout the night in the Iranian arena: The army estimates that Iran is presenting the missile attack on Israel as a defense of its proxies in the region, but emphasizes that it was the one who violated the ceasefire that lasted about two months - by firing directly at Israeli territory.
""We are preparing as an army for several days of fighting and even for a longer period," said military sources, who emphasized that Israel is currently on the 42nd day of Operation Roar of the Harrier - and not in a new operation.
The IDF says that the possibility of renewed fighting was on the table throughout the ceasefire period. "We said as early as early April that the war did not end with the ceasefire.".
Kan News reported that, according to the IDF, over the past two months, situation assessments have been conducted repeatedly in preparation for a possible return to fighting, and during the night, intensive operational discussions were held following the Iranian shooting.
According to the data presented, 22 missiles were launched from Iran and two more from Yemen during the night. One of the Houthi missiles was intercepted and the other fell en route.
The IDF says that the very renewal of fire by Iran led to the activation of operational plans that had been prepared in advance, and that Israel launched three waves of attacks on Iran. The first wave was divided into two phases, and additional waves were later carried out.
This morning, the Air Force once again attacked a petrochemical complex in Iran, along with three factories that produce components for the ballistic missile system. The IDF emphasizes that this is part of a broad campaign aimed at deepening the damage to the Iranian regime and its military capabilities.
""Our actions are not acts of retaliation," the army says. "We are at war. The goal is to continue to deeply harm the regime, weaken it, and inflict maximum damage on its capabilities. We are not starting from scratch, but are building on achievements that have accumulated in recent months.".
On the defensive level, four layers of defense were activated simultaneously for the first time. In total, the air defense system will be reinforced with nine additional systems. The IDF emphasizes that the defense systems are prepared for continued fighting and that preparations are continuing on all fronts.
At the same time, close coordination with the United States continues: the Chief of Staff has spoken three times since yesterday with the CENTCOM commander, and joint situation assessments were held during the night.
The IDF emphasizes that in the field of defense, coordination with the Americans is complete. The attacks carried out in Iran were solely Israeli attacks - but in the air defense against Iranian missiles, the US also assisted Israel in intercepting some of the missiles. "The Americans were informed and were not surprised, but the offensive operation was carried out by Israel.".
Similar to Operation "Harry's Roar" - now too, there are American representatives from the US Army sitting in the operations pit in the Kirya in Tel Aviv, and Israeli representatives at the US Air Force headquarters in Florida.
The message is clear: Israel will not allow a new equation to be created in which it can be fired upon without responding. "We have determined in advance that we will not allow terror to befall us and that we will not allow a new reality to be created in Lebanon.".
The defense establishment estimates that one possibility is that Iran will resume fire while Hezbollah remains out of the fighting, but at the same time, they are also preparing for the possibility of Hezbollah joining the campaign. "We are working to prevent a connection between the arenas, but we are prepared for any scenario," the army says.
According to them, in recent months, many attacks have been carried out against Hezbollah, and the activity in Lebanon continues continuously. "We don't attack for the sake of attacking. When there is a valuable intelligence target and there is approval - we act.".
Israel sees the Iranian firing as a clear violation of the ceasefire, but not an event that surprises it. For weeks, the IDF has been preparing its forces and the public for the possibility that fighting will resume, and therefore the defense establishment describes the latest moves as a direct continuation of the campaign and not as the opening of a new round.
The fact that the IDF emphasizes that this is already the 42nd day of 'Harry's Roar' is indicative of the way they seek to frame reality: not a one-off response but an ongoing campaign, centered on an attempt to leverage existing achievements and deepen the damage to Iran and its proxies.
The attack on Dahiyeh was also intended to send a message. Israel seeks to prevent a situation in which Iran fires, Hezbollah threatens, and Israel refrains from action. From the IDF's perspective, this equation has already broken down in the past 24 hours.
The main question now is how broad the next Iranian response will be, and whether Hezbollah will choose to actively join the fighting. The IDF is no longer talking about just a few days, but about the possibility of a prolonged campaign. Therefore, the readiness, the mobilization of reserves, and the preparations in the various sectors are also continuing at full strength.
Ultimately, behind the attacks and declarations stands one big question: who will determine the boundaries of the campaign in the coming days - the American interest that seeks to prevent a broad regional escalation, or the Israeli interest that seeks to exploit the Iranian violation to continue and deepen the damage to the regime in Tehran and its military capabilities.
This may be the most significant deciding point of the coming weeks.
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