Dozens of F-16 fighters were deployed from Europe to the Middle East region.

On Friday evening, news reports announced that a “massive retaliatory strike” was being prepared against Iran, which had been delayed for more than three weeks. Israeli television channels reported that the US Air Force had deployed combat aircraft to the Mediterranean region at the direction of the US Army Central Chiefs of Staff.

Military sources also said that the Israeli Air Force is already prepared to launch a retaliatory strike and is only awaiting instructions from the political leadership. Meetings of the military and political leadership are taking place to make a final decision.

Some foreign airlines that returned to Israel at the end of October may again cancel their sold tickets due to expectations of a new military conflict. Since the beginning of October, the world has been tensely awaiting an Israeli response to the past incident, which could lead to an escalation of the conflict in the region.