Israel is “preparing a response” to the missile attack that Iran launched last Tuesday against its territory, a military official announced this Saturday, while the army carried out new bombings in Lebanon, mainly in the southern outskirts of Beirut, a stronghold of Hezbollah. .
The statements made by Israeli military sources are consistent with the arrival in Israel of the head of the United States Central Command, General Michael Erik Kurilla, who arrived in the country to participate in the coordination of the response of the Jewish State to the Iranian attack, according to media reports. local.
Kurilla’s arrival has been expected since this morning (10/05/2024), while Israel continues with preparations to attack Iran, an attack that will be “serious and significant,” according to armed forces officials this afternoon.
Last Tuesday, 180 ballistic missiles launched by Iran reached Israel in a massive attack that set off air raid sirens across the country and forced millions of people to seek shelter in a matter of minutes, leaving one person dead.
The Iranian attack fueled fears of a conflagration in the Middle East due to cross threats between the Islamic Republic and Israel.
On the eve of the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel – which sparked war in the Gaza Strip – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Friday that his allies, primarily the Palestinian Islamist movement and the Lebanese group Hezbollah would continue the fight against Israel.
Keeping pressure on Hezbollah
For his part, the Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, Herzi Halevi, insisted on maintaining pressure on Hezbollah in Lebanon “without concessions”, in statements released by the Israeli armed forces.
“We have to continue to apply pressure on Hezbollah and do additional and continuous damage to the enemy, without concessions and without giving the organization any respite,” Halevi asserted.
The soldier maintained this position at the end of a meeting to evaluate the current situation of the war at the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, within the framework of the war against Hezbollah that the Israeli State maintains on Lebanese territory.
After having weakened Hamas, Israel announced in mid-September that it was moving “the center of gravity” to the north, on the Lebanese border, where its troops began a ground operation against Hezbollah on Monday.
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