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I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley.

It's Friday, April 12th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.

Israel is preparing for an attack from Iran that could come as early as today or tomorrow.

That's according to the Wall Street Journal.

The attack is in retaliation for a drone strike in Damascus, Syria that killed several Iranian military leaders.

A direct attack would lead to an expansion of Israel's ongoing military efforts

against Hamas.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to defend Israel saying quote

whoever harms us we will harm them we are prepared to meet all the security needs

of the state of Israel both defensively and offensively.

U.S. Border Patrol says they've captured 54 convicted sex offenders since

October 1st in the Del Rio sector alone.

The sector's chief patrol agent Robert Danley announced the arrests on Twitter, saying that

all the men had illegally crossed the border and were trying to evade law enforcement.

In their February 2024 monthly update customs and Border Patrol

reported large spikes in drug seizures.

The report cited a 294% increase in methamphetamine, 164% more heroin, and 140% more cocaine

in February than in January. Mortgage rates rose again this month to their highest level since December.

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