As the first days of Ramadan began, the IDF and partner security forces conducted drills, sweeps, and operational preparations ahead of the influx of Muslim worshipers to Jerusalem amid heightened regional tensions.

One of the companies assisting is CGI Group, owned by former Shin Bet chief Yaakov Peri, which gained international recognition for helping solve the Dresden Green Vault burglary, where jewelry and diamonds worth €113 million were stolen from a German museum.

The major general wrote in a March 2023 report about Gaza that 'in almost the entire sector, it would be possible to carry out surprise raids against our forces,' Netanyahu's office stated.