00:01Let's bring in ABC correspondent Bridget Rolison, who's in Jerusalem.
00:05Bridget, there are concerns that this blockade by the US could reignite the war, and there
00:10are reports that Israel is already making preparations.
00:15Good evening, Jez.
00:17Well, Israeli military are reporting that the IDF has been told to prepare for a return
00:22to fighting with Iran.
00:23The head of the IDF has reportedly instructed forces to move to a heightened state of readiness.
00:30Israeli officials have also been quoted saying that they are pleased that the peace talks
00:35in Pakistan collapsed, saying that they think the fighting ended too soon before Iran's
00:41nuclear program and its ballistic missile capabilities were fully dealt with.
00:46Now, it's not just the government and the military, but here in Israel, the majority
00:51of people, according to recent polls, actually want to see this war continue and expect to
00:57see the fighting continue.
00:59So what happens when this ceasefire ends in nine days?
01:03Well, with no peace deal and with the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz expected to come into
01:08force tonight, the risk of this conflict escalating again, Jez, is very real.
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