Iran threatens retaliation: Israel tightens security

Security has been stepped up in Israel after Tehran threatened to retaliate after an attack on a consulate building in the Syrian capital Damascus killed several Iranian generals. Israel canceled the holiday of all combat units of the military on Thursday due to fears of renewed violence.

"After reviewing the situation, it has been decided to temporarily suspend the leave of all combat units of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)," the Israeli military said in a statement.

It said, "The IDF is currently at war and is in the process of deploying troops through continuous assessment of requirements." Earlier, the Israeli military said on Wednesday that the IDF had drafted reserve soldiers to strengthen air defenses.

Reuters correspondents and residents of Tel Aviv said on Thursday that GPS services there had been disrupted. This GPS system is used to protect against missile attacks.

Last Monday, five military advisers and two generals were killed in an airstrike on an Iranian consulate building in Damascus, the capital of Syria. Iran has vowed to take revenge for this killing. The attack is widely believed to have been carried out by Israel.

However, Iran has threatened to retaliate by claiming that Israel carried out the attack. However, Israel has not commented on its alleged involvement in the attack. The attack on the Iranian consulate building in Damascus, which resulted in the loss of life, has raised fears of a renewed conflict in the region.

On October 7, the Palestinian independence group Hamas entered the northern part of Israel, killing more than 1,200 people and holding 253 hostages in Gaza. After that attack, the Israeli military started the war in Gaza on the same day. More than 33,000 Palestinians have been killed in the six-month-long war by Israeli forces in the besieged Valley.

Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese armed group, has been carrying out attacks against Israel in retaliation for Israeli attacks on Gaza. In addition to these two groups, other Iranian-backed militia groups in the region are also attacking Israeli targets.

In this war, Iran has avoided direct involvement in the war, although it has supported attacks by militia groups allied to the interests of Israel and the United States. Former Israeli intelligence chief Amos Yadlin said Iran could choose next Friday, the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and the Iranian Quds (Jerusalem) day. Tehran may respond to the attack on Damascus that day directly or through proxy groups.

"I wouldn't be surprised if Iran strikes tomorrow," said Yadlin, a senior fellow at the Belfer Center at Harvard University's Kennedy School, citing Israel's air defense system. Don't panic. Don't run to shelters. Get ready for tomorrow. Then it depends on the outcome of the attack whether it increases or not.

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