Authorities braced for potential attacks on anniversary, as possibility also grows of retaliatory airstrike on IranMiddle East crisis – latest updatesIsrael will hold memorials for the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks on Monday as the war it launched in response escalates on two fronts, with heavy bombing raids and mass evacuation orders issued in Lebanon and Gaza amid the growing possibility of a retaliatory airstrike against Iran.As Israelis across the country prepared to mark one year since Hamas launched its devastating attack, a region that has spiralled into unprecedented crisis was on high alert. In Israel, authorities said they were on the lookout for attacks timed to coincide with the anniversary after a gunman opened fire on pedestrians in a central bus station in a city in the Negev desert, killing one and wounding 10 in the second attack in the last week. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/06/israel-escalates-bombing-gaza-lebanon-iran-threat
Author : Andrew Roth in Jerusalem
Publish date : 2024-10-06 21:10:29
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Israel on high alert for 7 October as it escalates Gaza and Lebanon conflicts
