Fragile ceasefire with Iran: Netanyahu: Israel ready for defense and attack

Against the backdrop of the tense situation in the conflict with Iran, Israel is “prepared for any scenario,” according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This applies “in defense and in attack,” said the 76-year-old at a meeting with Israeli missile defense soldiers near Jerusalem. He visited the soldiers as part of Israel’s 78th Independence Day.

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Israeli Chief of Staff Ejal Zamir also said the Israeli armed forces were “ready to return to combat immediately and in great strength on all fronts.” US President Donald Trump had initially extended a ceasefire in the Iran war. It is uncertain whether the conflict will continue.

The latest war began on February 28 with massive air strikes by the US and Israel on Iranian targets, which also killed revolutionary leader Ali Khamenei. Iran, flanked by the Shiite Hezbollah militia in Lebanon, responded with counterattacks. In addition to targets in Israel, US military bases and other targets in Arab Gulf states were also hit.

According to the Israeli military, Iran fired around 650 ballistic missiles at Israel within six weeks. More than half of these rockets carried cluster bomb warheads, which distribute numerous smaller explosive devices untargeted over large areas. This made it difficult for the missile defense to intercept the projectiles. There were impacts in many cities in the small Mediterranean country, killing people and destroying buildings.

By Editor