The IDF spokesperson is saying people can leave their shelters now? Is there no third wave of missiles?
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The IDF spokesperson is saying people can leave their shelters now? Is there no third wave of missiles?
Ominously, he's saying "don't pass information to the enemy and don't publicize confirmations of hits," which worries me there are dead that the IDF is trying to hush for now (by tomorrow we'll know).
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A terrorist attack in Tel Aviv at a light rail station killed eight people, and it's possible (hopeful) that that is more than will turn out to have been killed by the missile attack. Consensus within Israel is that air defense did a good job and nearly all missiles were intercepted; there is so far report of a single dead, a Gazan in the West Bank who died when a fragment fell on him. The Israeli airspace is reopening and Iran is indicating that the attack is over, if Israel doesn't retaliate.
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@Alon Speculation: Another performative attack Iran knows will be easily brushed off?
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@timbray Likely, yes. The one disturbing part was, several missiles targeted Dimona with its active nuclear reactor. As a result, there are indications Israel will retaliate against Iranian nuclear sites (inactive, so a successful hit isn't a Chernobyl event). But yeah, the scope of the attack looks like a statement more than an intent to escalate, and unless more stuff comes out that hasn't so far, the correct Israeli response is to find a Hezbollah platoon commander to kill and call it quits.
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@Alon Is it correct to think that the real peril to Israel isn't anything Iran could launch, it’s Hez launching thousands per day for a week or so?