2024-04-13 23:56:05
International
Entered2024.04.14 08:56 Modified2024.04.14 10:00
Retaliation was carried out for only 12 days… “First mainland air raid since 1979”
Sirens and explosions sound throughout Israel, including Jerusalem
US: “We will provide defensive support to counter the Iranian threat”
On the 1st (local time), rescue workers are conducting rescue operations at the Iranian consulate building in Damascus, Syria, which was destroyed by Israeli military bombing. The bombing that day killed several people, including high-ranking officials of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). /Photo = Xinhua News Agency Iran launched its first full-scale mainland air strike against Israel on the night of the 13th (local time), firing up to hundreds of armed unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) and missiles. It has been 12 days since Israel bombed the Iranian consulate in Damascus, the Syrian capital, on the 1st of this month, eliminating a high-ranking commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC).
On this day, Iran seized a container cargo ship known to be linked to Israel in the Strait of Hormuz and began taking steps to respond with force against Israel. As a result, there are concerns that military tensions between the two countries will escalate into an all-out war. The level of Israel’s response is expected to be the key to determining whether the war will escalate in the future. Currently, the Israeli military said, “Iran fired a drone toward Israel from within its territory,” and “Israeli fighter jets and ships are on alert.”
In addition, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) claimed to have successfully struck targets inside Israeli territory, saying, “We launched dozens of drones and missiles toward occupied areas and positions of the Zionist regime (Israel),” Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported. . The media quoted another source as saying, “Iran’s first ballistic missile was launched toward a target deep inside Israeli territory.”
Iran’s latest retaliation is believed to be in accordance with the Qisas principle of Islamic law (an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth). The Associated Press and Al Jazeera pointed out that this was the first full-scale attack against Israel since the Islamic Republic was established in Iran following the 1979 revolution. Iran named this attack ‘Operation Truth Promise’ to punish Israel for its crimes. “Any country that can open its territory or airspace to Israel to attack Iran will receive a firm response from us,” Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Garaesh Asitani said, according to Iran’s state-run Press TV. On the 1st (local time), local demonstrators are protesting in Tehran, Iran, shouting anti-Israel slogans. /Photo = Reuters Reuters reported around 2 o’clock local time that sirens and explosions were heard throughout Israel, including Jerusalem.
Meanwhile, Islamic ‘Axis of Resistance’ militants led by Iran are also known to have joined the attack on Israel. Sputnik news agency reported that Hezbollah, based in southern Lebanon near the Israeli border, fired dozens of missiles at Israeli air defense positions deployed in the Golan Heights in response to Iranian airstrikes. According to Ambray, a British maritime security company, Yemeni rebels Houthis also launched several drones in the direction of Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened an emergency cabinet meeting to respond. Israeli aviation authorities announced that they would close the airspace from 00:30 on the 14th local time in response to this airstrike. It is reported that US and British fighter jets shot down some drones launched by Iran in the skies of neighboring countries Iraq, Syria, and Jordan.
The US White House confirmed Iran’s airstrike on Israel and said US President Joe Biden was being briefed on the situation by his national security team. At the same time, President Biden’s position is that our support for Israel’s security is ironclad, and he emphasized, “The United States will stand on the side of those who stand against the threat of Iran and support their defense.”
Meanwhile, there was also analysis that although Iran carried out retaliation for the attack on its consulate in Syria as predicted, it fine-tuned the level of such action in consideration of the aftereffects. A senior U.S. official said that Iran’s latest attack appears to have targeted government facilities, not civilian or religious facilities, and that U.S. military facilities in the Middle East will not be included in the attack, NBC reported. Currently, Israel has ordered schools at all levels to be closed until the 15th in accordance with the behavioral guidelines. Youth activities scheduled to take place in the suburbs were also completely canceled. Additionally, public gatherings with more than 1,000 people are prohibited, and work can only be done in places with air defense facilities.
Seong Jin-woo, Hankyung.com reporter [email protected]
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