In fresh days of tension in the mediate East has increased importantly after Iran carried out a rocket attack on, among others, the Nevada Air Base in Central Israel. Israel's army chief of staff, Herzi Halevi, announced a consequence to this event that took place on Saturday night for Sunday. Halevi stated that the mass attack of rockets and drones on Israel's territory “must encounter response”. Israel will so respond to Iran's attack.
During a gathering at the Neveatim base, Halevi commented that the mark of Iran's attack was to harm Israel's strategical capabilities, which is simply a precedent in the past of conflicts between the 2 countries. He besides stressed that Israel was prepared for specified a script through Operation Iron Shield, which aimed at defending against specified threats.
Israel's and the US's response?
The Chief of Staff added that although Israel is strong and capable of self-defence, support from the United States is always welcome, especially in the face of major threats. During the attack, the infrastructure of the Nevada base suffered only insignificant damage.
In consequence to these events, Israeli Channel 12 reported that Israel's war cabinet had decided to launch a “strong” strike on Iran. The aim of this action is to send a clear signal that Israel will not let unanswered attacks, as well as to prevent Iran's attempts to establish alleged "symmetry" in retaliation for future Israeli military actions.
When is the possible attack?
Israel's defence minister, Joaw Galant and Halevi are of the opinion that Israel's consequence must be decisive, but at the same time it must not violate the coalition under US leadership. The Israeli government besides stresses that it does not intend to make a regional war conflict and plans to coordinate its actions with the US.
On Tuesday, a re-meeting of the war cabinet was scheduled to discuss further steps. This decision followed the U.S. president Joe Biden's announcement that the United States would not straight participate in a possible counterattack on Iran.
The announcement of the chief of staff of the Israeli army points to a fresh phase in the long-term conflict in the mediate East, where both sides show their military capabilities, paying attention to the continuing threat of escalation.
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