As the world awaits developments after Iran's large-scale air attack, the Israeli Defense Forces has issued an official statement outlining its future plans given the tense situation in the Middle East. This was reported on the IDF's page on the social network X.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“Even while under attack from Iran, we have not lost sight—not for one moment—of our critical mission in Gaza to rescue our hostages from the hands of Iran’s-proxy Hamas.” <br><br>Listen to IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari’s full statement: <a href="https://t.co/DfZamaBwU5">pic.twitter.com/DfZamaBwU5</a></p>&mdash; Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) <a href="https://twitter.com/IDF/status/1779620223277993989?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

"Hamas and Iran want to ignite the Middle East and escalate the region. We are still on high alert and assessing the situation. Over the past few hours, we have approved operational plans for both offensive and defensive actions," said IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari.