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Israel’s Military Chief Says That Israel Will Respond To Iran’s Weekend Missile Attack
JERUSALEM — Israel’s military chief stated Monday that Israel will reply to Iran’s weekend missile strike but did not specify when or how.
Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi stated that Israel is currently assessing its next moves but that the Iranian missile and drone strike “will be met with a response.” Halevi remarked during a visit to the Nevatim air base, which Israel claims sustained little damage in the Iranian attack.
Israel’s Military Chief Says That Israel Will Respond To Iran’s Weekend Missile Attack
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been meeting with top officials to plan a possible reaction to Iran’s attack that involved hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles.
World leaders have urged Israel not to react.
Israel’s Military Chief Says That Israel Will Respond To Iran’s Weekend Missile Attack
Despite decades of hostility dating back to the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran launched its first direct military attack on Israel on Saturday. The attack came less than two weeks after an alleged Israeli strike in Syria killed two Iranian generals in an Iranian consulate building.
The Israeli military claims that 99% of Iran’s drones and missiles were intercepted with the assistance of other countries such as the United States, Britain, and France. Despite the reported interceptions, Iran declared the attack a success.
In Washington, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby declined to clarify whether the US had been briefed on Israeli reaction plans or expected to be. “We will let the Israelis speak on that,” he told reporters Monday.
“We are not involved in their decision-making process about a potential response,” Kirby told reporters.
Israel’s Military Chief Says That Israel Will Respond To Iran’s Weekend Missile Attack
Israel and Iran have been on a collision course throughout Israel’s six-month conflict with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. The war broke out after Hamas and Islamic Jihad, two militant groups backed by Iran, carried out a devastating cross-border raid on Israel on October 7, killing 1,200 people and kidnapping 250 more.
SOURCE – (AP)
