In the evening, the Israeli army reported that it had detected the launch of missiles from Iran and was working to intercept this threat, The Times of Israel reported.
This is the first attack on the territory of Israel since the conclusion of the fragile truce between the US and Iran on April 8. Iran confirmed the strikes, saying that it was retaliation for ongoing Israeli attacks on targets in Lebanon.
On Sunday, the Israelis carried out a strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, the target of which, according to Israeli officials, was the headquarters of terrorists. The Reuters agency then stated that the strike hit the Dahiya area, which is a stronghold of the Lebanese militant movement Hezbollah. Iran promised a “painful” response after the attack.
According to AFP, Israel announced that schools will remain closed throughout the country on Monday.
Trump: We’re not happy about it
US President Donald Trump was also informed about the escalation. He said that he would immediately call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu so that he would not strike back.
“I was going to say that the peace agreement would be signed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, and now this is going to happen,” Trump told Fox News. “We are not happy about it,” the US president added.
He called on Tehran not to escalate the situation further. “You fired your rockets, that’s enough,” he said.
According to Trump, the Iranian attack did not injure anyone and he hopes that Israel is not planning retaliatory strikes. “We were very close to a final deal with Iran, and I don’t want all of that to go to waste because of what’s happening now,” Trump said, according to Axios.
“If Netanyahu attacks them, it will continue as it has for the past 47 years, or as it has for the past 3,000 years,” Trump said, referring to the long-term tension between the two states.
