BREAKING: Israel is on maximum alert following direct Netanyahu-Trump talks, after the US informed Israel it plans to definitively escalate strikes on Iran in the coming days, including the first use of heavy bombers in the conflict with Pickaxe Mountain believed to be a key target, per Kan. The US has begun reversing its recent asset drawdowns, moving dozens of KC-135 Stratotanker and KC-46 Pegasus heavy aerial refueling aircraft back to Israel and regional hubs, which are structurally essential for sustained long-range strategic bomber operations over deep Iranian territory. Israeli military Chief of Staff Zamir has convened an extraordinary situational assessment at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv with the entire general staff, focused on calibrating early-warning arrays and preparing for possible multi-arena ballistic missile threats from Iran.

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