From the Israeli Army, until Thursday, they had not given specific instructions to their citizens, but they had They were kept in suspense by the possibility of an attack. Some reports suggested that some Israeli diplomatic missions had been evacuated, but the Foreign Minister did not comment on this.
Iran’s possible attack on Israel
The uncertainty over a possible Iranian attack began after Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameneiaccuse Israel and claim that “He must be punished and he will be.“for the attack that ended the life of the brigadier general Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s overseas Quds Force. Furthermore, the president, Ebrahim Raisi, assured that the “cowardly crime will not go unanswered”.
For its part, Israel’s most important newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, wrote: “Revenge will come. At the moment, the premise is that it will be very soon, in the next few days“.
Iran considered the attack on the embassy as equivalent to an assault on its own territory, although Israel did not claim responsibility for the April 1 airstrike. However, Raz Zimmt, senior researcher at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies, insisted: “It’s going to be very difficult for Iran not to retaliate,” later adding: “I continue to believe that Iran does not want to engage in a direct, large-scale military confrontation with Israel, and certainly not with the United States. But you have to do something“
Israel will work “shoulder to shoulder” with the United States over a possible attack by Iran
Although Iranian and American sources assure that Tehran wants to avoid an escalation in the conflict and that they will not act hastily, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, after a meeting with the head of the US Central Command, General Michael Kurilla, declared : “We are prepared to defend ourselves on the ground and in the air, in close cooperation with our partners, and we will know how to respond“.
“Our enemies think they can separate Israel and the United States, but the opposite is true: They are uniting us and strengthening our ties” Gallant published in a statement and stated: “we stand shoulder to shoulder.”
EUPHORIA. The Jerusalem Municipality yesterday projected the flags of Israel and the United States on the walls of the Old City.
For his part, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said: “We continue to consider that the potential threat from Iran in this case is real, it is feasibleIn addition, Kirby said they are following the possible attack “very, very closely” and stated that the United States He is going to make sure that Israel has what it needs so that they are able to defend themselves.
In addition, a senior US Army official stated that they will send reinforcements to Israel: “we are deploying additional assets to the region to Strengthen regional deterrence efforts and increase protection of US forces“.
Source: Ambito
