Preparations in the Zionist entity are underway ahead of anticipated retaliation for the assassinations of top Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shokr and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that ‘Israel’ and the US are preparing for an “unpredictable Iranian retaliatory strike on Israel as soon as this weekend.”
“There is no point. Israel crossed all the red lines. Our response will be swift and heavy,” the Wall Street Journal quoted an Iranian diplomat as saying.
The diplomat, who was briefed by his government, said attempts by various countries to convince Tehran not to escalate had been and would be “fruitless” given Israel’s recent attacks, according to the US daily.
Meanwhile, Ynet Israeli news website reported that Government ministers have been issued satellite phones in preparation for the possible retaliation.
According to the report, the satellite phones were distributed due to concerns that a retaliatory attack by either Iran or Hezbollah could destroy telephone lines and knock out cell service.
Some ministries have also provided staff with satellite phones as well, the report added.
On the other hand, European airlines, Lufthansa Group, and British Airways as well as the US’ Delta airlines have recently joined the list of countries to cancel flights to Tel Aviv over security concerns.
Other airlines, including Air France, Turkish Airlines, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Ethiopian Air, and Aegean Airlines, have also halted flights to the Zionist entity.
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah vowed on Thursday that the Lebanese resistance group will respond to the Zionist entity over assassinating senior commander Shokr, noting that the war has entered a new phase as the “Israeli enemey crossed the red lines.”
Sayyed #Nasrallah Vows Revenge: War Entered New Phase, ‘#Israel’ Crossed Red Lines#السيد_حسن_نصرالله #نصرالله #فؤاد_شكر #فؤاد_المقاومة https://t.co/riiJ4CWexJ pic.twitter.com/UPuiEVCea1
— ManarWeb (@WebManar) August 1, 2024
Earlier on Wednesday, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei said that the Islamic Republic of Iran “views it as a duty to take vengeance for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on its soil.”
Following this bitter, tragic event which has taken place within the borders of the Islamic Republic, it is our duty to take revenge.
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) July 31, 2024
Source: Western and Israeli media (edited by Al-Manar English Website)
