Iran planning to attack Israel in next 24 hours? Here's what new report says
an attack in Damascus, Syria. Tehran had accused Israel of launching airstrike on a consulate building. It had reportedly killed 13 people, including a senior member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ elite Quds Force.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has repeatedly said Israel will be “punished" for the assault. Amid the speculations, Bloomberg News had reported on Wednesday that the US and allies “were expecting a major escalation of hostilities, with targeted attacks on Israeli government and military site". According to Bloomberg, any Iranian attack on Israel would likely be a combination of missiles and drones, based on current capabilities outlined in a new Defense Intelligence Agency Worldwide Threat assessment released late Thursday.
Last week, Iran said it asked the US to “step aside" as the country prepares a response to a suspected Israeli attack on its consulate in Syria. Meanwhile, Hezbollah, Iran's main proxy in the Middle East, warned Israel that it’s prepared for war, Bloomberg reported. A direct Israel-Iran conflict would significantly impact the Middle East region, where tensions have been rising since Israel-Hamas war over the Gaza strip.
Israel had launched a war against Palestinian militant group Hamas in October last year. The was war prompted by an attack by Hamas that killed about 1,200 people in Israrel. The Iran-backed militant group, Hamas, is designated a terrorist organization by the US and European Union.
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