Is tonight the night? In a familiar refrain of the past several days, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said Monday the military is on "peak alert" for an attack from Iran or Hezbollah.

The White House too believes an attack is imminent or at least within "days" away. At the same time a senior Israeli official told Axios: "The Iranians openly signal (on the ground) their determination to carry out a significant attack in addition to their public statements that the attack will exceed the one they carried out in April."

The official additionally observed that "Iranian public statements do not reflect any retreat." Warnings from the West urging Tehran to not retaliate have been on repeat for a week-and-a-half following the July 31st Israeli killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.