Israel has promised retaliation to Iran’s unprecedented attack against the nation, a threat to Israeli sovereignty – which has been followed by appeals for de-escalation of this war by world leaders fearing a much wider conflict in the Middle East, destabilising the region even further.
Here are the 8 updates on the Iran-Israel conflict
- Allies have placed pressure on Israel to act with caution and prevent a regional conflict from getting deeper as it chooses how to respond to Tehran’s offensive.
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog voiced fear that Tehran’s nuclear facilities could be struck by Israel. “We are always concerned about this possibility,” Rafael Grossi, who is also the director general of the The International Atomic Energy, stated.
- Tensions have been at an all time high as with Tehran’s first direct assault on Israel , in retaliation for a deadly strike on Iran’s consulate in Damascus earlier this month, which even though not confirmed Israel to be behind it
- Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu had met with his war cabinet, The IDF late last evening to discuss possible reactions as the country’s military chief of staff said the country would respond to the Tehran attack but not exactly revealed how.
- At an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Sunday in reaction to the Tehran’s strike, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced a warning that the area was “on the brink” of war and urged that tensions be resolved.
- Following the nations’s attack, US officials, who helped in averting the strike, urged Israel to proceed with caution. As reported by local media, US President Joe Biden additionally told Netanyahu that America would not back up actions taken in retaliation on Tehran.
- Late on Saturday, Tehran launched over 300 missiles and drones towards Israel; almost all of them, claimed to the Israeli army, were intercepted.
- According to Tehran, the issue was “concluded” unless Israel decided to make “another mistake”. Iran’s delegation to the UN stated, “However, should the Israeli regime make another mistake, Iran’s response will be considerably more severe.”
