{"id":284961,"date":"2024-04-05T07:05:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T07:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=284961"},"modified":"2024-04-07T06:59:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T06:59:17","slug":"israel-on-high-alert-after-irans-missile-retaliation-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=284961","title":{"rendered":"Israel on high alert after Iran\u2019s missile retaliation threat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lorenzo Tondo \u2013The Guardian April 5, 2024<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Israel has suspended leave for combat units and heightened its air defence command to deal with possible missile or drone attack from Iran following the killing this week in an airstrike<\/a> of senior Revolutionary Guard commanders in Syria.<\/p>\n

The Israeli military is also considering reopening shelters in Tel Aviv<\/a> as a precaution against a possible attack, according to Mehr News Agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn accordance with the situational assessment, it has been decided that leave will be temporarily paused for all IDF (Israel Defense Forces) combat units. The IDF is at war and the deployment of forces is under continuous assessment according to requirements,\u201d the military said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Iran has vowed revenge after an airstrike destroyed the Iranian consulate in Damascus, killing at least 11 people, including a senior commander in the al-Quds force<\/a> of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said: \u201cWe consider this aggression to have violated all diplomatic norms and international treaties. Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> has completely lost his mental balance due to the successive failures in Gaza and his failure to achieve his Zionist goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s ambassador to Syria<\/a>, Hossein Akbari, said Iran\u2019s response to the strike would be \u201cat the same magnitude and harshness\u201d.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s leaders in Tehran described the targeting of a diplomatic mission late on Monday as unprecedented and promised a harsh response.<\/p>\n

While Israel has not officially acknowledged its involvement, the incident has the potential to further destabilise the already volatile region.<\/p>\n

The IDF has also intensified GPS jamming efforts in response to the threat of an Iranian retaliation, causing disruptions to navigation services and impacting daily operations. The use of GPS jamming is an apparent measure meant to ward off guided missiles.<\/p>\n

Reports indicate that the jamming has expanded to key areas in Israel, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. These measures have raised concerns about potential implications on aviation safety and daily life.<\/p>\n

Amos Yadlin, a former Israeli intelligence chief, told Reuters that Iran may choose this Friday \u2013 the last in the holy Muslim month of Ramadan and Iran\u2019s Quds (Jerusalem) Day \u2013 to respond to the Damascus strike, either directly or through a proxy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will not be surprised if Iran will act tomorrow. Don\u2019t panic. Don\u2019t run to the shelters,\u201d said Yadlin, a senior fellow at the Kennedy School\u2019s Belfer Center at Harvard University, citing Israel\u2019s aerial defence systems. \u201cBe tuned for tomorrow and then, depending on the consequences of the attack, it may escalate,\u201d Yadlin said.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Iran repatriated the bodies of seven IRGC members killed in the strike.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bodies of the Iran embassy martyrs arrived at Mehrabad airport,\u201d in Tehran, the ISNA news agency reported.<\/p>\n

Reuters has contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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