On Saturday, Iran directly attacked Israel. Now, Israel’s war cabinet is weighing possible responses as the U.S. and others have called for restraint.
Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, an Israeli military spokesperson, displays to the media one of the Iranian ballistic missiles that Israel intercepted over the weekend on Tuesday at the Julis military base in southern Israel. Israel says that Iran launched more than 300 missiles and attack drones in the weekend attack. It says most of the incoming fire was intercepted, but a few missiles landed in Israel, causing minor damage and wounding a young girl. (Tsafrir Abayov/AP)Ninety-nine percent of the more than 300 missiles and armed drones Iran launched against Israel were intercepted by Israel and its allies, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
But the direct attack has also raised concerns about a broader war between Iran and Israel, and whether Israel would be able to fight two wars at once, against both Hamas and Iran. Israeli officials say that while they don’t want to, they have the capability to do so.
Jerusalem bureau chief Steve Hendrix joins Post Reports to discuss what led to the attack and what could be coming next in the region.
Today’s show was produced by Rennie Svirnovskiy. It was mixed by Sam Bair. It was edited by Maggie Penman and Lucy Perkins.
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On Saturday, Iran directly attacked Israel. Now, Israel’s war cabinet is weighing possible responses as the U.S. and others have called for restraint.
Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, an Israeli military spokesperson, displays to the media one of the Iranian ballistic missiles that Israel intercepted over the weekend on Tuesday at the Julis military base in southern Israel. Israel says that Iran launched more than 300 missiles and attack drones in the weekend attack. It says most of the incoming fire was intercepted, but a few missiles landed in Israel, causing minor damage and wounding a young girl. (Tsafrir Abayov/AP)Ninety-nine percent of the more than 300 missiles and armed drones Iran launched against Israel were intercepted by Israel and its allies, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
But the direct attack has also raised concerns about a broader war between Iran and Israel, and whether Israel would be able to fight two wars at once, against both Hamas and Iran. Israeli officials say that while they don’t want to, they have the capability to do so.
Jerusalem bureau chief Steve Hendrix joins Post Reports to discuss what led to the attack and what could be coming next in the region.
Today’s show was produced by Rennie Svirnovskiy. It was mixed by Sam Bair. It was edited by Maggie Penman and Lucy Perkins.
Subscribe to The Washington Post here.
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