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Israel has promised that Iran will be “surprised” by a “deadly” response to its missile attack carried out 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 ended up not killing anyone in Israel and Washington considered it ineffective.
After describing Iran's Oct. 1 missile attack as a failure, Israeli 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 promised that arch-enemy Iran will pay for its missile attack, while Tehran said any retaliation would be met with great destruction, raising fears of a wider war in the oil-producing region.
It comes as revelations about deepening tensions between Israel's leaders and the US, considered by many to be the state's greatest ally, have been revealed in a new book by legendary journalist Bob Woodward.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (pictured) promised that archenemy Iran will pay for its missile attack
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (pictured) said: 'Whoever attacks us will be hurt and will pay a price'
Missiles fired from Iran towards Israel are seen in the West Bank city of Nablus, Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Smoke rises after Israeli attack hits Beirut's southern suburbs
In 'War', a book to be released 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.
Asked about the book, a U.S. official familiar with the two leaders' past interactions said Biden 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 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 in a nighttime Israeli airstrike in the village of Derdghaiya in southern Lebanon early on October 10, 2024
A woman holds a child's hand as Syrians who were refugees in Lebanon return to their home country after a trip to opposition-controlled northern Idlib province via the Aoun al-Dadat pass, north of Manbij in October 9, 2024
A new round of airstrikes hit Beirut's suburbs on Sunday night, as Israel intensified bombing of northern Gaza and southern Lebanon. Palestinian authorities said an attack on a mosque in Gaza killed at least 19 people.
Rocket sirens and explosions were heard in Haifa, northern Israel, on Sunday night, and Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Israeli military said at least five projectiles were identified coming from Lebanon and “fallen projectiles” were found in the area. The military showed what appeared to be rubble along a street.
The Magen David Adom ambulance service said it was treating a teenager with shrapnel injuries to the head and a man who fell from a window due to an explosion.
A year after the Hamas attack on October 7, Israel opened a new front in Lebanon against Hezbollah, which has been exchanging fire with Israel along the border since the start of the war in Gaza.
