The Israeli government has largely ignored the talks in Pakistan – publicly at least.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t want them to happen in the first place.
His wish was for US and Israeli attacks on Iran to continue and he was forced to deny reports he only found out at the 11th hour that President Trump had agreed to a tentative truce, amid growing global turmoil.
Today, there’s been no official reaction to the US and Iran failing to agree to any rapid deal in Islamabad – unlikely as one may have been.
Instead, Israeli media is now reporting that IDF Chief of Staff, Eyal Zamir, has ordered the military to move to a heightened state of readiness - to a level seen on the eve of previous military operations.
We’ve asked for confirmation from the IDF, but have not yet received it. Certainly, the language chimes with what Netanyahu has been saying.
A few days ago he said the finger “remained on the trigger”, and last night he vowed once again that the war with Iran was not over.
All the while the IDF continues to bomb Lebanon, saying it is hitting Hezbollah positions.
The authorities in Beirut say these Israeli operations have killed more than 2,000 people in recent weeks.
Last Wednesday, more than 350 were killed – a third of whom were women and children, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
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