According to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), Iranian drones have been fired against Israel on Saturday night.
The estimated time for the wave to reach Israel was given as hours.
The strike that killed a senior Iranian commander prompted days of speculation that Iran was getting ready to launch an assault on Israel.
Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel, announced that the country’s defensive systems are prepared and that the military forces are prepared to respond.
When someone wrongs us, we will make it known. That’s my unwavering principle. “We will coolly and firmly protect ourselves from any threat,” he declared.
Since the start of the Israel-Gaza conflict six months ago, Israel has intensified its efforts to strike Iran, killing key IRGC and Hezbollah leaders in addition to demolishing Syrian infrastructure and armaments supply.
The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, issued a warning, saying, “We will make them regret this crime and other ones like it, by God’s will.”
Israel is charged by Iran with executing generals in Syria. Iran has promised to exact revenge on Israel over the strike on Syria.
His vow set off an instantaneous, escalating verbal spat between Israel and the Palestinians. Since Iran’s 1979 revolution made hatred towards the “Zionist regime” a central element of its policy, the two regional heavyweights have remained at contention.
Israel has been carrying out targeted killings, launching cyberattacks, and raising alarms about the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear aspirations and its support for terrorist groups like Hamas that pose a threat to Israel’s survival for a long time.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz warned, “If Iran attacks from its territory – Israel will respond and attack in Iran,” tagging the Supreme Leader in a post on X, a social media platform that was once Twitter and is now a highly advanced means of communication for nations without diplomatic connection.
