Defence Minister Yoav Gallant stated on Wednesday that Israel’s response to last week’s missile barrage from Iran will be “deadly, precise, and surprising.”
“Our attack in Iran will be deadly, precise and surprising,” Gallant said in a statement posted on social media, adding: “Those who try to harm the State of Israel will pay a price.”
Meanwhile, the United States has urged Israel to refrain from carrying out military operations in Lebanon, similar to those in Gaza.
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During a press briefing on Wednesday, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller voiced concerns about the humanitarian crisis in the war-torn Palestinian region.
“I’m making very clear that there should be no kind of military action in Lebanon that looks anything like Gaza and leaves a result anything like Gaza,” he said.
Miller was responding to a question about a video released by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday.
“You have an opportunity to save Lebanon before it falls into the abyss of a long war that will lead to destruction and suffering like we see in Gaza,” Netanyahu said. “I say to you, the people of Lebanon: Free your country from Hezbollah so that this war can end.”
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Hezbollah initiated low-intensity attacks on Israeli forces shortly after its ally, Hamas, launched an unprecedented assault on Israel on October 7, which set off the ongoing war in Gaza.
This conflict has since escalated, with Israel responding through significant strikes at both the border and deeper into Lebanon, culminating in ground operations late last month.
In a separate statement, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller highlighted particular concern about the worsening humanitarian crisis in northern Gaza.
He pointed out that intensified Israeli shelling and road closures have hindered the delivery of vital aid, as reported by the territory’s civil defense agency.
“We are incredibly concerned about the humanitarian situation in all of Gaza, and particularly concerned about the humanitarian situation in north Gaza, and I can tell you, it has been the subject of some very urgent discussions between our two governments,” he said.
“We have been making clear to the government of Israel that they have an obligation under international humanitarian law to allow food and water and other needed humanitarian assistance to make it into all parts of Gaza,” Miller said.
“We fully expect them to comply with those obligations,” Miller added, while also warning Israel against “conducting operations in Gaza in perpetuity.”
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