- Israel’s defense minister said Iran would pay for its Oct. 1 missile attacks.
- In the attacks, almost 200 missiles were fired at Israeli targets.
- Fortunately, no one died in the Iran attack.
Israel has vowed that Iran will be “surprised” by a “deadly” response to its missile attack earlier this month.
The Middle East has been on edge awaiting Israel’s response to a missile attack last week that Tehran carried out in retaliation for Israel’s military escalation in Lebanon. The Iranian attack ultimately did not kill anyone in Israel and Washington called it ineffective.
After describing Iran’s Oct. 1 missile attack as a failure, Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said in a video released by his office: “Whoever attacks us will be hurt and will pay a price.” Our attack will be deadly, precise and above all surprising, they will not understand what happened and how it happened, they will see the results.’
No specific threats were made, although there are fears that Israel could attack Iran’s oil fields or nuclear facilities.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that his arch-foe Iran will pay for its missile attack, while Tehran has said any retaliation would cause widespread destruction, raising fears of a wider war in the oil-producing region.
It comes as revelations about deepening tensions between the leaders of Israel and the United States, considered by many to be the state’s greatest ally, were revealed in a new book by legendary journalist Bob Woodward.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (pictured) has promised that arch-enemy Iran will pay for its missile attack.
Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (pictured) said: “Whoever attacks us will be injured and will pay a price.”
Missiles launched from Iran toward Israel are seen in the West Bank city of Nablus, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.
Smoke rises after an Israeli attack targeting Beirut’s southern suburbs.
In ‘War,’ a book to be published next week, Woodward reports that Joe Biden regularly accused Netanyahu of having no strategy and shouted ‘Bibi, what the fuck?’ against him in July, after Israeli attacks near Beirut and in Iran.
When asked about the book, a U.S. official familiar with the two leaders’ past interactions said Biden has used sharp, direct, unfiltered and colorful language both with and about Netanyahu while in office.
Gallant canceled a Wednesday visit to the Pentagon, the Pentagon said. Gallant said in a statement that he had postponed the visit at Netanyahu’s request until after the prime minister spoke with Biden.
US officials have been surprised by many of the military actions Israel has taken in recent weeks, including the assassination. of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and the detonation of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah, with which it has been at war in recent weeks.
Rescuers search for survivors at a Civil Defense emergency center that was hit by an overnight Israeli airstrike in the village of Derdghaiya, southern Lebanon, early on October 10, 2024.
A woman holds the hand of a child as Syrians who were refugees in Lebanon return to their home country after a trip to the opposition-held northern province of Idlib, via the Aoun al-Dadat crossing, to north of Manbij, on October 9, 2024.
A new round of airstrikes hit the suburbs of Beirut on Sunday night as Israel intensified its bombing in northern Gaza and southern Lebanon. Palestinian officials said an attack on a mosque in Gaza killed at least 19 people.
Rocket sirens and explosions were heard Sunday night in Haifa, northern Israel, and Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Israeli military said at least five shells were identified as coming from Lebanon and that “fallen shells” were found in the area. The military showed what looked like debris along a street.
The Magen David Adom ambulance service said it was treating a teenager with shrapnel wounds to the head and a man who fell from a window due to an explosion.
A year after the October 7 Hamas attack, Israel has opened a new front in Lebanon against Hezbollah, which has exchanged fire with Israel along the border since the war in Gaza began.
