Netanyahu vows to make Iran pay for rocket attacks on Israel; USA warns of serious consequences: Important developments

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to make Tehran pay after it fired around two hundred missiles into the country Israel.
“Iran “I made a big mistake tonight and I will pay for it,” Netanyahu said hours after the attack, warning: “Whoever attacks us, we will attack them.”
The attack comes amid an ongoing crisis in the Middle East that threatens to escalate into a full-scale regional war. As air raid sirens wailed across Israel at night, residents rushed into bomb shelters and watched as rocket trails lit up the night sky. Despite the scale of the attack, Israel reported little damage and few injuries.

Here are the top updates

IDF reports no casualties in Iranian attack

The Israeli military said it had received no reports of any injuries to the Iranian Missile attack.
Military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said the country's air defenses intercepted many of the incoming missiles, but some landed in central and southern Israel.
“This strike will have consequences,” he said.
He urged the public to continue to listen to the Army's security guidelines.

Khamaeini declares rocket attacks as “victory of God”

Iranian Commander-in-Chief Ali Khamenei took to social media and posted an illustration of a large underground weapons cache on his social media X profile with the caption “Victory from God and a near-conquest…”
In another post, he said: “The resistance front’s attacks on the worn and decaying body of the Zionist regime will be even more impressive.”

“Mossad headquarters in sight”

Ballistic missiles also targeted two Israeli military bases and the headquarters of the Israeli secret service Mossad.
Iranian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Mohammad Bagheri told Press TV that Nevatim air base, Netzarim military facility and Tel Nof intelligence unit were hit in the attack dubbed “Operation True Promise II” on Tuesday evening.
Israeli F-35 fighter jets are based at the Nevtim air base, said a report in the Tehran Times, adding that the fighter jets that bombed Beirut on September 27 flew from this military air base. According to the Iranian News Agency, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps used hypersonic Fatah missiles to attack the three sites.
Meanwhile, Bagheri further said that Iran deliberately did not attack civilian targets and infrastructure. The ballistic missile attack by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Forces was in response to the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyah and IRGC commander Abbas Nilforoushan on July 31, as well as the assassination of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was in Beirut on September 27, Bagheri said.

Iran's top commander warns Israel not to retaliate or risk attacks on infrastructure

A senior Iranian military commander has warned that his country would affect Israel's entire infrastructure if it took action against its territory.
Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Mohammad Bagheri said on Wednesday that the Revolutionary Guard was prepared both defensively and offensively to repeat its missile attack with “multiplied intensity.”
“If the Zionist regime, which has gone mad, is not contained by America and Europe and intends to continue such crimes or do anything against our sovereignty or territorial integrity, tonight's operation will be repeated on a much larger scale and we will “hit everyone.” Infrastructure,” he said.
Bagheri said Iran had avoided targeting Israeli civilians, although it was “entirely feasible.”

The USA warns Iran of serious consequences

In response to the attack, the US national security adviser said the US military coordinated closely with the IDF to defend Israel from Iran and that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris personally monitored the attack.
Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters the missile attack was a “significant escalation” by Iran and that “there will be consequences, serious consequences.”
He added that the US is working with the IDF to assess the impact of the attack.

International condemnation

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack, called for an immediate ceasefire and warned of an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. “This has to stop. We absolutely need a ceasefire,” Guterres said in a statement.
As tensions continued to rise, Jordan, Iraq and Israel closed their airspace and flights at Tehran International Airport, Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport and other regional hubs were suspended. Neighboring countries including Iraq and Jordan are bracing for further fallout, and Iran-backed Iraqi militias are threatening to attack U.S. bases in the region if Washington becomes involved in the conflict.