Addressing the media in English, an Israeli military spokesperson says plans for both offensive and defence action has been authorised following last night’s attack by Iran.
Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari says: “Hamas and Iran want to ignite the Middle East and to escalate [in] the region,” adding that the IDF remains “on high alert” and is “assessing the situation”.
He goes on: “Over the last two hours, we approved operational plans for both offensive and defensive action.
“We will continue to protect the State of Israel, and together with our partners, we will continue to build a more secure and stable future for the entire Middle East.”
The IDF spokesperson does not give any further details on what plans have been approved, but it follows a meeting of Israel’s war cabinet in the last two hours.
‘Iran’s plan failed,’ Hagari says
Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari begins his press conference by announcing that the Home Front Command rules put in place last night will continue into this evening.
He praises the response from the “regional alliance” who helped to down 99% of the munitions fired by Iran at Israel.
Some 350 missiles and drones, weighing around 60 tonnes, were fired at Israel last night, he says.
“Their (Iran’s) plan failed,” he adds.
“Only a few missiles managed to enter the Israeli airspace and caused some very slight damage to the infrastructure of this Air Force base.”
