Israeli military officials expect Tehran’s response to the attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria after April 12, the Times of Israel online publication reported on Saturday.
Israel estimates that Iran’s response will not come until after the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which ends on April 12. The military also believes the attack will target military or strategic assets, not civilian locations.
The Israeli side is preparing for the possibility of an attack by one of the numerous intermediaries or from Iran itself, as well as for the possibility of a multiple attack, the aforementioned newspaper writes.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said earlier that the ministry has completed preparations to respond to every possible scenario that could develop in connection with Iran.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on April 1 that seven Iranian military advisers were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Tehran would make Israel repent for the attack, while President Ebrahim Raisi vowed the attack would not go unanswered.
So far, Israel has not claimed responsibility for the airstrike. The spokesman for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, however, told CNN that, according to the Israeli army, the attack was not aimed at the Iranian consulate, but at the IRGC military facility, which he claims was only disguised as a civilian building.
