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US Sends Dozens of Refueling Planes to Israel as IRGC Vows Strikes Until South Iran Calm (Jul 17, 2118 UTC, 0018 Israel) (Morning Edition)
The US is deploying dozens of refueling aircraft to Israel in preparation for a potential expansion of strikes on Iran, while the IRGC vows to continue retaliatory attacks until calm returns to southern Iran. The Lebanese army redeployed to two southern towns under a framework deal with Israel, and the UN chief called for a new diplomatic push amid escalating US-Iran hostilities. Israeli settlement activists were detained after illegally crossing into Syria.