Iran’s leaders have vowed to punish Israel for killing top Iranian commanders this week in an airstrike in Syria. The attack was one of the deadliest in a decade-long shadow war between the two enemies, and American officials have expressed concerns that it could prompt reprisals against Israel or the United States. united states
Israel said on Wednesday night that it decided to mobilize reserve soldiers for its Aerial Defense unit. On Thursday, it said it was suspending leave for all combat units due to the “latest assessment of the situation.”
Rear Adm. said. Daniel Hagari, a military spokesman, that Israel also jams GPS signals to intercept any threats.
“During the war, we faced a large number of threats launched towards Israel” including missiles and drones, he told a news briefing on Thursday, adding that “most of them were made in Iran.”
As anger continued to boil over the killing of the aid workers this week, their employer, World Central Kitchen, called for an independent investigation into the attack and asked Australia, Britain, Canada, the United States and Poland, whose citizens are among the victims. , to join it in asking for an outside inquiry.
World Central Kitchen also called on Israel to preserve documentation related to the strikes and pushed back against Mr. Netanyahu’s statement that the strikes, while “tragic” and unintended, are something that “happens in war.”
“This was a military attack that involved multiple strikes and targeted three WCK vehicles,” the statement said. “All three vehicles were carrying civilians; they are marked as WCK vehicles; and their movements are fully compliant with Israeli authorities.”
Reporting was contributed by Lara Jakes, Adam Rasgon, Jonathan Reiss, Eric Schmitt, Mark Landler, Katie Rogers and Michael Levenson.
