Israel bracing for attack after assassinations in Beirut and Tehran

Israel is bracing for a potential multi-day attack by Iran and its ally Hezbollah following the assassination of two senior militant leaders last week, an Israeli official told NBC News.

TEL AVIV — Israel is bracing for a potential multiday attack by Iran and its ally Hezbollah following the assassination of two senior militant leaders last week, an Israeli official told NBC News.

The official said Israel fears waves of missiles and drones could be fired over several days in response to the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr.

“They’ll just try to wear us out,” the official said.

This tension marks yet another escalation in the Middle East during the 10 months of the Israel-Hamas war, characterized by a series of heightened stress points amid worries that an all-out regional conflict is on the horizon.

Israel killed Shukr in a strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut last Tuesday. The strike in the largely Shia neighborhood also killed three civilians, including two children, and injured 74 others, according to the Lebanese health ministry.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-bracing-attack-assassinations-beirut-tehran-rcna165057

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