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We want the war to stop... all our homes are gone."
In downtown Beirut, Ibrahim Nazzal, who is among hundreds of thousands displaced by the violence, said We must continue to apply pressure on Hezbollah and do additional and continual damage to the enemy, without concessions and without respite for the organisation,
the IDF's chief of the general staff Herzi Halevi said Saturday in a statement posted to Telegram Our response to any Israeli aggression will be stronger and harsher and they can test us if they want to,
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters in Damascus after talks with Syrian President Bashar Al Assad Several options are being considered. A decision on the matter has yet to be made,
Saar told Channel 12 TV, while reiterating the government's position that there would be reprisal Given that Israel seems to have already publicly committed to striking Iran, this is likely not the last time we will see exchanges of missiles,
The core fact remains that Iran has proven it can hit Israel hard if it so chose,
writes Decker Eveleth, an analyst with the research and analysis group CNA, who analysed the satellite images for a blogpost It is on permanently because Israel calculates that rocket attacks can happen, and have happened, usually on a daily basis somewhere in Israel, particularly in the south, opposite the Gaza border, and in the north, opposite the Lebanon border,
The system is designed to calculate where a ballistic missile will land — very predictable once it has been picked up — and leave it alone if it isn't going to do any harm (like land in the Negev desert) so as to concentrate on the dangerous ones,
Clark told Logically Facts What makes the system so effective is that the radar and sensor coverage is so integrated that it gives this multi-layered system the best chance of intercepting the greatest number of incoming ballistic missiles, drones, cruise missiles or aircraft. Iron Dome is highly sophisticated and can even intercept incoming artillery shells."
Logically Facts spoke to Michael Clarke, Professor of Defense Studies and visiting professor at Kings College London and the University of Exeter, who told us As cold weather approaches, this is going to go very badly,
said MSF's president for France, Isabelle Defourny, back from a mission to southern Gaza The IDF (Israeli military) is preparing a response to the unprecedented and unlawful Iranian attack on Israeli civilians and Israel,
the military official said on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak publicly on the issue The future depends on how Israel will retaliate against Iran in the future, as well as the intensity and severity of the retaliation."
Pointing to the next developments, Li said This remark reflects that the US does not want to be dragged into the mire,
If the unilateral thinking of the US hegemony and supremacy cannot be contained, the sword of Damocles of the war will still hang high on the land of the Middle East,
The IDF is preparing for a significant strike in Iran following this week's missile attack from Tehran,
If Israel takes severe retaliatory actions, especially if it attacks Iran's oil and even nuclear facilities, Iran might respond militarily under the pressure of the situation,
As the country which influences Israel most, the United States does not want a full-scale war in the Middle East to disrupt its global strategic layout,
The military does not rule out the possibility that Iran may launch missiles at Israeli territory again after the Israeli attack,
Facing repeated provocations, Iran cannot remain indifferent at this moment. Otherwise, it will shake the unity with regional allies,
Li Xinggang, a researcher at the Institute for Studies on the Mediterranean Rim at Zhejiang International Studies University, told China Daily The Iranian government needs to maintain its status as a regional power and also needs to respond to the expectations of its allies. So from one side, Iran has to respond, from another side, Iran must work hard to avoid a full-scale war,
Zhang Yuan, a professor at the Institute of Middle East Studies of Shanghai International Studies University, told China Daily