Israel braces for Iranian attack that could come 'within hours'

Iran is expected to attack Israel in the next 24 to 48 hours following a major attack by Hezbollah that left two IDF soldiers injured, top western diplomats have warned.

American news outlet Axios reported that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, the US' highest ranking diplomat, told the G7 yesterday that an attack in response to Israel killing Hamas' political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Fuad Shukr in Beirut, was imminent. 

This would be the second time during the growing crisis in the Middle East that Iran has directly attacked Israel, the first being in April when it sent a salvo of missiles and drones overnight. 

But unlike the April attack, the US admitted in a private call with G7 members that it doesn't know what the expected retaliatory strike will look like.