Iran Threatens Pre-emptive Attack on Israel in Coming Hours
Iran Foreign Minister has said Israel will not be allowed to act in the Gaza strip without consequences, and warns of “pre-emptive action” in the coming hours.
Tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border have been high since Israel began its reprisals against Hamas in Gaza.
The fear is that this could become a new front in the war with the involvement of Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran.
The US has warned Iran’s against escalating the conflict, and Israel says if Hezbollah gets involved, it will give a devastating response.
For the past week, Hezbollah and the Israeli military have exchanged fire across the border but so far the fighting has been contained.
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“All possible options and scenarios are there for Hezbollah … Naturally, resistance leaders will not allow the Zionist regime to take any action in Gaza, and when it feels reassured about Gaza, move on to other resistance areas in the region,” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said in a live broadcast to state TV late on Monday, as he referred to his meeting with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah the previous day.
“Therefore, any preemptive measure is imaginable in the coming hours.”
Amirabdollahian also said “the resistance leaders” will not allow Israel “to do whatever it wants in Gaza”.
“If we don’t defend Gaza today, tomorrow we have to defend against these [phosphorus] bombs in the children’s hospital of our own country,” he added, referring to allegations by human rights groups that Israel has been using phosphorus bombs in its aerial bombardment of Gaza. Israel has denied the allegation.
Monday’s remarks come as Israel prepares for a ground invasion into the Gaza Strip, where fears for Palestinians trapped in the heavily bombarded enclave have grown since Israel launched its aerial campaign.
