WATCH: Is the Mideast about to descend into all-out war?

JERUSALEM – Reports circulated in Hebrew media Monday of a preemptive Israeli strike to deter Iran from dealing a “heavy blow” to its regional nemesis in the wake of ratcheting tensions following the IDF’s elimination last week of both senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut, and Hamas’ political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.

These reports appeared in tandem with the U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s remarks to G7 counterparts about the likelihood of an Iranian response...