Threat exchanges. Israel has promised to respond to Iran’s launch of some 200 missiles towards its territory on Tuesday, October 1. “Iran made a serious mistake tonight and will pay the price”declared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. With its massive attack, Tehran says it wanted to avenge the deaths of the leaders of Lebanese Hezbollah and Palestinian Hamas. The Islamic Republic assures that it will strike “all infrastructure” Israeli forces if attacked. Follow our live stream.
Operation “Honest Promise 2”. Iran’s massive attack on Israel, dubbed “Honest Promise 2,” is “finished”Tehran said last night. For the Iranian authorities, “90% of the missiles” reached their target. On the Israeli side, it is assured that almost all of the missiles were intercepted by the “Iron Dome”. Two minor injuries were reported and a Palestinian was killed by missile fragments in Jericho, in the West Bank.
The Americans in support. The United States gave Israel a helping hand to counter the massive Iranian attack. The Pentagon reports that American ships also fired around ten interceptor missiles in support of Israel. The Americans add that discussions are “in progress” with Israel on the response to be given.
Lebanon targeted again. The Israeli army announced Wednesday morning that it had struck “Hezbollah terrorist targets” in the southern suburbs of Beirut. The IDF yesterday asked residents of the neighborhood to evacuate. The Israeli army assures that it is “localized raids of a very limited scale”.