Israel is at one «high level of preparation» waiting for a potential response fromIran to the air attacks on 26 October. A military source said this CNN.
Iranian leaders have threatened to carry out an action of retaliation after the Israeli Air Force attacked batteries anti-aircraft and radar sites across Iran in retaliation for a massive Iranian ballistic missile attack on Israel on October 1st.
The military source told the CNN than Israel’s attacks «they have created a dilemma for Tehran» as they reduced its ability to attack and defend against an Israeli response.
Tehran’s threats against Israel
Wednesday the CNN he had cited a high-ranking source in the US regime Ayatollah to report the intention to Tehran to hit in a way “definitive and painful” Israel, indicating a date «before presidential day in the United States».
The reactions of the Iranian authorities
The Iranian authorities have raised their tone against Israel in recent days and assure that they will respond «fiercely» to the October 26 attack on military targets that resulted in five deaths.
Although the first reactions to the Israeli missile attack had a tone cautiousin the last few days the situation has changed and now Tehran insists the Iranian response will come. «The response against the aggression of the Zionist regime is certain»said the deputy commander in chief of the Guardians of the RevolutionGeneral Ali Fadavi, on Lebanese television, «We can destroy everything the Zionists have with a single operation».
For his part, the commander in chief of the Revolutionary GuardGeneral Hosein Salami, stated that Tel Aviv he committed “one more mistake and they will pay the consequences”. «Our response will be unimaginable»assured Salami, quoted by the agency Irna.
The position of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
The supreme leader, Ali Khameneihe said his country intends to give «a fierce and energetic response» to“desperate action” of Israel, the agency reported Tasnim. A decided change of tone compared to what was stated by Khamenei the day after the attack, when he asked the «authority» to decide the response based on what is best for the country, but without promising revenge.
According to the Iranian version, the attack occurred in the provinces of Tehran, Ilam And Khuzestan and it only caused “limited damage” to radar, as well as the death of four soldiers and a civilian.
The American version and the future of hostilities
But American media reported that satellite images show that military centers of Shahroudin the north-eastern province of SemnanAnd Khojirnear Tehranwere damaged, claims directly denied by Iranian authorities.
The New York Times reported that Khamenei he ordered his National Security Council to prepare an attack against Israel given that there was damage to its infrastructure and casualties «too big to ignore» And “not responding would mean accepting defeat”.
For his part, Axios believes that this new attack will be carried out byIraqWhere Tehran has several Islamic militias as allies.
New raids on Beirut
The eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek she was hit again by a Israeli attack after the heavy ones air raids in the area in recent days, according to the official Lebanese news agency Nna. “Enemy aircraft Israelis they launched a raid about the neighborhood Zahraa in the city of Baalbekhome to ancient Roman ruins designated as UNESCO world heritage site,” she said Nna.
UNRWA: “The IDF damaged one of our offices in the West Bank”
«Using bulldozerstheIsraeli army has seriously damaged today theUNRWA office In the Nur Shams campin the north of West Bank. The office can no longer be used.” He reports it on X the head ofUN Agency for Palestinian Refugees, Philippe Lazzarini.
The office “was the hub of providing basic services to beyond 14,000 Palestinian refugees in the field, including instruction for children, health servicessanitation and social protection. During theIsraeli military operationin the camp were also destroyed streetsthe water networks and electrical – added Lazzarini -. Once again, the United Nations structures they are systematically ignored, when they should be protected at all times, even in times of conflict.”
In recent days the Israeli parliament passed a law banning the activities ofUnrwa in Israel, East Jerusalem And West Bank.