Israel’s defense minister has declared the Iranian attack on his country a failure.
It will Tehran Furthermore, it is not possible Israel to deter, said Yoav Gallant to Israeli soldiers on Tuesday, according to his office.
“Any enemy that fights us will be hit”
The cruise missiles and drones fired by Iran did not reach Israel. “Out of 100 ballistic missiles, four fell in Israel. This is the result of our preparations with our international partners.”
On Sunday night, Iran had for the first time in history Islamic Republic directly attacked its declared arch-enemy Israel. According to Galant, Tehran fired a total of more than 500 projectiles. These were almost completely intercepted. According to Tehran, the attack was a response to a suspected Israeli airstrike on the Iranian embassy compound in Damascusin which two generals from the influential Iranian Revolutionary Guard were killed.
It is still unclear how Israel will respond to the unprecedented airstrike. Galant continued on Tuesday: “Any enemy that fights us will be hit.”
