Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Wednesday that Iran’s attack on Israeli territory would not go unanswered. “Iran has made a big mistake and will pay for it,” vowed the Israeli prime minister, after the Tehran regime launched an unprecedented 180-plus ballistic missiles against Israeli territory.
“The Iranian regime does not yet understand Israel’s determination to defend its territory and retaliate against its enemies, but it will,” Netanyahu threatened, without specifying what kind of retaliation it was prepared for.
According to the website Axios, the Israeli military leadership will discuss plans with the United States for a “significant response” that would include a catastrophic attack on refineries and other infrastructure linked to the Iranian oil industry.
The possibility of an attack on facilities related to Tehran’s nuclear program was on the table, but the United States rejected that idea because of the risk of triggering an even larger escalation.
“We have the ability to identify critical targets and hit them with precision and power, and we have the ability to strike anywhere in the Middle East. Our adversaries, who don’t understand this yet, will soon,” he said. – The great Israeli, Herzi Halevi.
After Tuesday’s missile strikes, most of which were intercepted by Israeli air defenses, Iran completed retaliation for the deaths of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders. However, he threatened to launch an “even more crushing” response in the event of “new Israeli provocations”.
Israel suffered its first casualties in Lebanon
Eight Israeli soldiers died Wednesday in a battle with Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon, the first casualties suffered by the Israel Defense Forces since a ground operation began in the region on Monday night.
Hezbollah confirmed that its forces were engaged in “heavy fighting” with Israeli troops along the border and assured that several infiltrations had been repelled.
Meanwhile, Israel showed the first images of its army in southern Lebanon and announced the mobilization of additional infantry and mechanized units, a sign that the drive to remove Hezbollah from the border region could go beyond a “delimited” border. ” was first announced.
The Israeli government has banned Antonio Guterres from entering
The Israeli government declared UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ‘persona non grata’ over the Iranian attack on Israel and banned him from entering the country.
On Tuesday, Guterres referred to the “recent attacks in the Middle East,” but on Wednesday he “strongly” condemned the attack during a speech to the Security Council.