Israel Vows Response To Iran's Unprecedented Attack

Israel’s army chief on Monday vowed a response to Iran’s unprecedented attack against the country.Show more

Six months of war between Israel and the Palestinian terror group Hamas in Gaza, sparked by the terror attack in Israel that killed 1,200 people and resulted in hundreds of people taken hostage.

“This launch of so many (Iranian) missiles, cruise missiles, and UAVs into the territory of the State of Israel will be met with a response,” Israeli army chief General Herzi Halevi said, addressing troops at the Nevatim military base hit in Iran’s Saturday barrage.

But the military also said it would not be distracted from its war against Hamas in Gaza.

Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel late Saturday, according to Israel’s military which said nearly all were intercepted.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with his war cabinet late Monday to discuss possible reactions, local media said, as Israel issued its first official comment on the deadly Syria strike.

“These were people who engaged in terrorism against the State of Israel,” military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said. “There was not a single diplomat there as far as I know.”

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps named two generals as among seven of its members killed in the consular attack.