Now comes Iran’s missile attack of Israel over the weekend.
Iran on Saturday night, in sympathetic support to its Palestinian ally, unleashed a retaliatory strike against Israel, sending 170 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), more than 120 ballistic missiles and more than 30 cruise missiles toward targets throughout the country.
The attack on Israel came more than six months after Hamas militants invaded the country on Oct. 7, after which the Israeli military began its bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
Iran warns that it will respond in seconds if Israel strikes back.
As Israel on Monday weighed its response to Iran’s weekend attack, the US made it clear to its favorite ally that if it strikes back at Iran, it will have to do it alone. The warning was likely born out of disgust over Israel’s stubbornness and unrelenting assault in Gaza, and, of course, to avoid the escalation of the conflict.[]