Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned Iran on Sunday that if Iran tries to harm Israel, it may face a disaster similar to Gaza or Beirut.
According to AFP, Gallant’s statement came after a recent missile attack by Iran that targeted two Israeli air force bases.
The Israeli Defense Minister said ‘Iranian attacks did not damage any capabilities of the Israeli Air Force – no planes were affected, no squadrons were grounded.’
Gallant added, ‘Anyone who thinks that the slightest attempt to harm us can deter us from taking action should look at our successes in Gaza and Beirut.’
Heavy Israeli airstrikes on Beirut
According to the Reuters news agency, Israel carried out heavy airstrikes on areas south of Beirut in the early hours of Sunday, the biggest attack since the escalation of Israeli operations against Hezbollah last month.
According to local media and eyewitnesses, these attacks caused severe destruction in the southern areas of Beirut and clouds of smoke hung over the city.
During the attacks, continuous explosions were heard in the city for half an hour and these attacks could be seen from several kilometers away.
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“Last night was the most violent, the buildings were shaking and I thought it was an earthquake at first,” Hanan Abdullah, a resident of the Burj Al Barajneh area, told (Reuters). Dozens of attacks took place and the sounds were terrifying.’
Israeli attacks in Gaza: 19 people killed
According to the AP news agency, an attack by the Israeli air force on Sunday targeted a mosque in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, killing at least 19 people.
According to Palestinian officials, the mosque housed displaced people. The Israeli military claimed that militants were the targets of the attack, but did not provide evidence.
An Associated Press reporter counted the bodies at the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital morgue, where all the dead were men, according to hospital records. In addition, a school where the homeless were sheltering was also attacked, killing four more people.
