Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu This Thursday he warned Iran of possible retaliation if Israel attacks amid rising regional tensions afterthe attack on the Iranian Consulate in the Syrian capital, Damascus, which left 16 dead, including two civilians: “We will know how to defend ourselves”. And the Jewish State is “on maximum alert,” according to Israeli Army spokesman Daniel Hagari. These warnings have caused the Israeli population to start stocking up on food, water and power generators.

Hagari has noted that his troops are deployed at all borders ready to “a variety of scenarios, in the face of the threat from Iran. “In the last six months, we have been in a war on multiple fronts. We are on high alert in all areas. “We are observing threats and thwarting them all the time, on several fronts, and we are at a high level of preparation for defense and attack,” he stated at a press conference.

Hagari explained that have reinforced the state of alert in all combat units, in air defense systems and that aircraft are “prepared for defense and attack.” Israel was put on high alert this Thursday due to the threat to its security due to a possible retaliation by Iran after the attack attributed to the Israeli Army against the Iranian consulate in Damascus.

Suspension of permits for the military

The Israeli Army has suspended vacation permits for all troops “after a new security evaluation”, the same argument with which yesterday it increased the personnel and number of reservists serving in the air forces, on “maximum alert” in the face of the possibility of attacks with missiles or drones from Iran or one of its pro-Iranian satellite militias in the region, such as Hezbollah. in Lebanon.

“The Israel Defense Forces are at war and the issue of deployment of forces is constantly reviewed as necessary,” a military statement said about these decisions that have raised eyebrows. concern among Israelis.

“Your responsible behavior on the home front saves lives. My only recommendation is to be vigilant and pay attention to updates,” said Hagari, although he warned that there are currently no changes to the instructions for civilians.

Netanyahu: “We will know how to defend ourselves”

The president of Iran, Ibrahim Raisi, launched this Wednesday a serious threat to Israel, after the attack attributed to this country, in which senior Iranian officials were killed, including Mohamed Reza Zahedi, commander of the Quds Force of Syria and Lebanon. “The attack will not go unanswered. “Zionists must know that they will never achieve their evil goals through such inhumane actions,” he said.

“We will know how to defend ourselves and we will act according to the simple principle that whoever attacks us or plans to attack us, we will attack him (back),” Netanyahu said during a meeting of the war cabinet, according to the newspaper ‘The Times of Israel’. Likewise, Netanyahu has denounced that Iran has been acting against Israel “for years” both directly and through third parties, and therefore the Israeli authorities will act against Iran and its allies “defensively and offensively.”