Amid fears of an imminent Iranian attack, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant called the partnership between Israel and the US unbreakable.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (L) receives US CENTCOM Commander Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla at the IAF Hatzor Airbase.

"Our enemies think that they can pull apart Israel and the United States, but the opposite is true - they are bringing us together and strengthening our ties," Gallant said on Friday after meeting with the commander of US forces in the region, General Michael Erik Kurilla. "We stand shoulder to shoulder."

His comments come a day after Kurilla, who leads the US regional command CENTCOM, reached Israel for a visit.

Iran's threats towards Israel have increased following an airstrike on the Iranian embassy compound in Syria on April 1 which killed several military generals, including Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, who was a senior leader in Iran's elite Quds Force.

France recalls diplomatic families from Iran, issues travel warnings amid fear of attack on Israel

France has issued new warnings for its citizens and government employees in the Middle East amid fears that Iran is planning on launching an imminent attack against Israel.

While the French government has warned Iran not to escalate, it’s advising its citizens to avoid travel to Iran, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories in the coming days.

Stéphane Séjourné, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, approved the new travel warnings during a crisis meeting on Friday.

The measures also advise families of French diplomats based in Tehran to return to France, and include a “pause of missions by French civil servants” to Iran, Lebanon Israel and the Palestinian territories.

The move by the French government follows the U.S. issuing new security directives to its staff in Israel, restricting their movements. It comes as the White House is warning that there is a high risk Iran may launch an attack on Israel.

Iranian officials have publicly threatened to attack Israel in retaliation for a suspected Israeli strike on an Iranian embassy in Syria, killing seven Iranian military advisers, including three senior officials with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

President Biden said that an attack by Iran could happen “sooner rather than later” but added that his message to Tehran was simply, “don’t.”