
Israel agrees Iran hasn't decided on atom bomb:
Despite sabre-rattling from Jerusalem, Israeli officials now agree with the US assessment that Tehran has not yet decided on the actual construction of a nuclear bomb, according to senior Israeli government and defence figures. Ref. Source 1
Former Mossad chief: Israel will know before Iran begins producing nuclear weapons
Speaking at an event in a Haifa hospital, Dagan said that currently Israel must not attack Iran, and that a strike on its nuclear facilities should be the last resort. Ref. Source 5
Iran hangs "Mossad agent' for scientist killing:
Iran has hanged a man it said was an agent for Israeli intelligence agency Mossad whom it convicted of killing one of its nuclear scientists in 2010, Iranian state media reported on Tuesday. Ref. Source 4
Israel asks Egypt's Morsi to uphold peace treaty:
Israel wants to strengthen its relations with Egypt, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote in a letter to new Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, a senior Israeli official told dpa Sunday on condition of anonymity, dpa reported. Ref. Source 1
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pointed the finger at Iran Wednesday after a deadly explosion on a bus carrying tourists at an airport in Bulgaria.
"All the signs (are) leading to Iran," he said, according to a statement from his office.
Netanyahu said his country "would respond with force to Iranian terror."
At least three people were killed in the explosion on a bus outside Burgas airport in Bulgaria. Bulgarian officials are still investigating the blast. Ref. CNN
Israel to strike Iran as window of opportunity narrows?
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and the country's new ambassador to China, recently discussed precise estimates of Israeli casualties, and the timeframe of a possible war with Iran. A hypothetical war with Iran would probably last a month, and include about 500 estimated Israeli casualties from Iranian missile strikes, Vilnai told Israeli newspaper Maariv on Wednesday. Ref. Source 6