Israel has not acknowledged its involvement, though it has been bracing for an Iranian response to the attack that was a significant escalation in their long-running shadow war.

Israel’s foreign minister threatened Wednesday that his country’s forces would strike Iran directly if the Islamic Republic launched an attack from its territory against Israel, as tensions between the rival powers flare following the killings of Iranian generals in a blast at the Iranian consulate in Syria.

“If Iran attacks from its territory, Israel will respond and attack in Iran,” Israel Katz said in a post on X in both Farsi and Hebrew.

The remarks came after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterated early Wednesday a promise to retaliate against Israel over the attack on its consulate in Damascus earlier this month.

  • mindlight@lemm.ee
    939·
    8 months ago

    Well, what a pickle Iran had put themselves in.

    First they promised to punish Israel with “brave men”, only to try to use the Palestinian suffering as a shield to get out of threats they didn’t think through before making them. Now Israel responds, as expected, that they are not backing down an inch.

    One might wonder that if Iran was so keen on helping the Palestinians and having all those “brave men”, why not attack Israel to help the Palestinians instead of hiding behind their suffering like a coward?

    Yo, Iran… Maybe not sponsor terrorism and maybe not escalate the situation further? Maybe actually let your love for the Palestinians, and not your hate for Israel, guide you?

    • flakpanzer@lemmy.world
      720·
      8 months ago

      Truth down voted by offended tankies, who are so anti West and anti Israel that they will side with a literal autocratic theocratic terrorist state that kills its own people and brutally subjugates its women and dissenters and sponsors terrorism all across that region. It’s apparent that these stupid fucks have never lived in an Islamic country.

      • juicy@lemmy.today
        82·
        8 months ago

        “literal autocratic theocratic terrorist state that kills its own people and brutally subjugates dissenters” An apt description of Israel.

      • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
        72·
        8 months ago

        Israel has fired on Iran and Syria. Criticizing Israel for fanning the flames of war is justified. Iran threatening to respond with violence is justified. Talking like an internet tough-guy is stupid.

      • Woozythebear@lemmy.world
        25·
        8 months ago

        Once someone uses the word “tankies” it’s obvious they are a nazi who can’t stop sucking destiny’s balls.