Iran Attack on Israel: IAEA 'Worried' as Army Chief Vows 'will be met with a response'

IAEA Worried as Army Chief Vows will be met with a response.

Iran Attack on Israel: Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, the commander of the Israeli Defense Forces, warned Monday that Iran's Saturday night missile and drone attack that damaged an airbase would be retaliated against.

Amid international pressure to avoid escalation of conflict in the Middle East, Israel's military chief's statement comes as Israelis wait to hear how Benjamin Netanyahu will respond to Iran's first-ever direct attack on their country.

"We are always concerned about this possibility," Rafael Grossi, head of the UN nuclear watchdog, said.

In retaliation for a deadly attack on Iran's Damascus consulate earlier this month, Iran attacked Israel.

Iranian generals were killed two weeks earlier in an Israeli attack on a consular building in Damascus.

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“Iran wanted to harm the strategic capabilities of the State of Israel — that is something that had not happened before. We were prepared for the ‘Iron Shield’ operation — preparation that brought Iran to also encounter aerial superiority,” Herzi Halevi said.

As part of the attack, Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles at Israel. According to the Israeli military, 99 percent of the drones and missiles were intercepted, with the help of Israel's own air defences and warplanes and a coalition led by the United States.

As Israel builds a broad diplomatic response, the US urges restraint.

The vice president told Netanyahu over the weekend that the United States would not participate in an Israeli counterattack.

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