Israel Minister of the Ministry of National Defense Israel Katz said the country is ready to resume war with Iran and is awaiting U.S. approval.
On the 23rd (local time), Minister Katz said at a security situation assessment meeting with the top military leadership, "Israel is ready to resume the war with Iran. The Israel Defense Forces have completed preparations for both defense and offense, and target selection has been finalized."
He warned, "We are waiting for U.S. approval to completely eliminate the Khamenei family, the masterminds of the plan to annihilate Israel, and the successors of the leadership of Iran's terror regime. We will blow up key energy and power facilities and collapse the country's economic infrastructure to return Iran to darkness and the Stone Age."
Earlier, Israel's public broadcaster Kan reported on the 21st that Israel saw a low likelihood of a deal and had begun preparing to resume the war after the cease-fire ended. According to that report, Israel and the United States have been preparing to resume the war since the cease-fire began by conducting drills across the Middle East using fighter jets and aerial tankers.