The Israeli Prime Minister, in a strong warning to Iran, stated that Iran had made a “big mistake” by attacking Tel Aviv and promised to retaliate against Iran for its missile strike.
Netanyahu further stated that Iran would face consequences for the attack on Israel, during which over 200 ballistic missiles were fired, triggering air raid sirens across the country and forcing citizens to take refuge in safe zones.
“Iran made a big mistake tonight and will pay for it. Whoever attacks us, we will strike them back,” PM Netanyahu said just hours after the attack.
Netanyahu called the attack a “failure” and hinted that Iran would face the same fate as militant groups like Hamas and Hezbollah. Earlier, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched an aerial attack on Israel, during which a Palestinian man was killed in the occupied West Bank, and a school in central Israel along with a restaurant in Tel Aviv were hit.
This attack by Iran marks a significant escalation in the ongoing violence in the Middle East, which has remained tense since Hamas attacked Israel in October last year. Iran’s missile strike was a retaliatory move in response to Israel’s recent actions in the region, where they targeted and killed Lebanon-based Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, and Revolutionary Guards deputy commander Abbas Nilforoushan.
