According to reports, Iran may launch a direct attack on Israel within the next 48 hours, and the Jewish nation is preparing for this. The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing a person briefed by the Iranian leader.

The confrontation with Israel’s arch-enemy Iran comes even as Israel is at war with Hamas in Gaza. The war between Israel and Hamas shows no sign of ending.

The Wall Street Journal quoted the person as saying that Iran is still weighing the political risks of directly attacking Israel.

An adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly said, “The attack plan has been placed in front of the Supreme Leader, and he is still weighing the political risks.”

The latest upgrade comes with Iran vows revenge for attack on its consulate A senior Iranian general and six other military officers were killed in Damascus, Syria.

Iran blamed Israel for the attack, while the Jewish state has yet to publicly admit or deny its role in the attack.

According to reports, on April 1, Israeli warplanes attacked the Iranian Consulate in Damascus. Killed Iran’s top military commander and six officers.

attack that Demolition of the Iranian Consulate in the Syrian Capitalkilled Mohammad Reza Zahedi of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.

The attack in Damascus marks an escalation of Israeli attacks against Iranian military officials who support militant groups fighting Israel.

Acknowledging that Israel faces the risk of imminent attack, The United States has issued a travel advisory for Americans in the Jewish country.

After the attack on its consulate, Iran vowed to respond to the Israeli attack but would avoid a major escalation of the war between Israel and Hamas.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said after the attack that “Israel must be punished and should be punished.”

However, Tehran said it would not act hastily as it made demands including a truce in Gaza.

since Iran-backed Hamas attacked southern Israel on October 7, Leading up to Israel’s onslaught on the Gaza Strip, Israel has stepped up airstrikes in Syria, targeting the Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah militia and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).