WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST: More Hamas & Hezbollah leaders killed - Repeated threat against Iran

ESCALATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST: Apparently more leaders of Hamas & Hezbollah killed - Netanyahu repeats threat against Iran
While Israel's army is preparing for a retaliatory strike against Iran's rocket attack, it is continuing to carry out heavy attacks against pro-Iranian militias in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. In Lebanon, the air force carried out "a series of targeted attacks" on a number of Hezbollah weapons depots and "terrorist infrastructure facilities" in the area of the capital Beirut during the night, the army announced in the morning. Several measures had previously been taken to reduce the danger to civilians. The information could not initially be independently verified.
In an area in the center of the Gaza Strip, two command centers of the Islamist Hamas were also attacked, the army previously announced. One was in a former school, the other in a former mosque. The armed forces had also taken numerous measures to reduce the danger to civilians before these "precise" attacks, the Israeli army said. According to Arab reports, there were at least 24 dead and dozens injured in the area. Neither the Arab reports nor the information from the Israeli army could initially be independently verified.
Netanyahu: Reaction to Iran’s missile attack is coming
Netanyahu reiterated that there will be a response to the latest Iranian missile attack. He did not comment on the timing or nature of the response. "No country in the world would accept such an attack on its cities and citizens," he said. "Israel has the duty and the right to defend itself," Netanyahu said in a speech at the military headquarters in the coastal metropolis of Tel Aviv. The military is "in the middle of planning a response" that will be "significant," the Times of Israel reported. There are fears that the entire region could be drawn into a war with serious consequences.
The commander of US troops in the Middle East, General Michael Erik Kurilla, has arrived in Israel to consult with military representatives during the Israeli army's preparations, reported the Times of Israel. The USA is Israel's most important ally. Meanwhile, the army and Hezbollah in Lebanon continue to attack each other. The explosions from the renewed Israeli attacks in the Beirut area could be heard throughout the city, a dpa reporter reported. The army accused Hezbollah of deliberately hiding weapons production facilities and weapons under residential buildings "in the heart" of the capital, thereby endangering the civilian population in this area.
According to the army, the militia had previously fired at Israel again. Around 30 missiles were identified in the Kiriat Shmona area in northern Israel that had entered Israeli territory. Some were intercepted, others fell. The militia had previously fired around 130 missiles towards Israel. This information from the Israeli military could not initially be independently verified.
"We must continue to put pressure on Hezbollah and inflict further and continuous damage on the enemy, without concessions and without a respite for the organization," said Israeli Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi. Israel fears that the Hezbollah militia could recover from the heavy blows of recent times and regroup in the event of a ceasefire. It wants to drive the militia away from the border so that the approximately 60,000 Israelis evacuated from there can return.
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