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By Emily Rose JERUSALEM, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled to meet U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff on Tuesday amid efforts to revive diplomacy over a long-running dispute about Iran's nuclear programme.

As Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff arrives in Israel, officials see the visit as a real-time effort to test Israel’s red lines on Iran and gauge what kind of deal Jerusalem could tolerate.

The drill was carried out by the military’s Home Front Command and focused on large-scale casualty response and urban destruction scenarios.

Lapid stressed unity against Iran following a security meeting with Netanyahu, despite recent public clashes between the two leaders. Opposition leader Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) vowed that Israel is united against the Iranian threat following a security assessment on Monday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Iran’s president has announced that he has instructed diplomats to seek talks with the United States, as tensions around the threat of a military confrontation appear to ease. President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote on social media on Tuesday that he has instructed the country’s foreign minister to “pursue fair and equitable negotiations”.

The Israeli army conducted a drill simulating an attack by Iran involving 2,000 missiles targeting city centers, Israeli media reported Tuesday.

Analysts believe PM Netanyahu is urging the US towards maximalist strikes.

Israel warns Iran not to test its military readiness amid tensions over ballistic missiles and nuclear capabilities following summer 2025 operations.

The US and Israel are denying involvement in the mysterious blasts that killed six and wounded more than a dozen others across Iran Saturday. US officials said the explosion in the Iranian port city Bandar Abbas was not related to any military activity in the region,

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