IDF chief says Iranian attack ‘will be met with a response’

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, in a statement from the Nevatim Airbase, says the Iranian missile and drone attack on Israel “will be met with a response.”

“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 meet air superiority,” he says.

“Last Monday, we saw what was being organized, and we think that the State of Israel is very strong and knows how to deal with it alone, but with a threat so numerous and so far away, we are always happy to have [the United States] with us,” Halevi says.