Iran is preparing to “imminently” launch a ballisticmissile attack on Israel, according to a senior U.S. administrationofficial, who warned Tuesday of “severe consequences” should it takeplace.
By Aamer Madhani, Julia Frankel and Bassem Mroue, Associated PressAn Israeli tank maneuvers in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon border, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.
Iran’s state media has not suggested any attack is imminent. Iranian officials could not be immediately reached for comment. Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburb, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. The border region has largely emptied out over the past year as the two sides have traded fire. But the scope of the evacuation warning raised questions as to how deep Israel plans to send its forces into Lebanon as it presses ahead with a rapidly escalating campaign against Hezbollah.
Hezbollah spokesman Mohammed Afif dismissed what he said were “false claims” of an Israeli incursion. He said Hezbollah is ready for “direct confrontation with enemy forces that dare to or try to enter Lebanon.” He said Israeli forces had crossed the border to collect information and destroy Hezbollah infrastructure, including tunnels and weapons. Israel has said Hezbollah was preparing its own Oct. 7-style attack into Israel. It was not immediately possible to confirm those claims.
Hagari said the U.N. Security Council resolution that ended the last Israel-Hezbollah war in 2006 had not been enforced and that southern Lebanon was “swarming with Hezbollah terrorists and weapons.”
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