CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: With Iran’s retaliation threat looming, Israel’s prime minister is gearing up to meet up with top officials including the military as the country prepares for a possible attack.
Prime Minister Netanyahu is expected to meet members of his war cabinet, including Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and opposition figure Benny Gantz, reported BBC. There is speculation that Iran would be targeting military buildings in Israel.
The possibility of an Iranian attack has pushed Israel to an edge. Countries including India, the US, Russia and France have issued travel advisories in the wake of the imminent attack.
However, the local authorities were told to prepare for the possibility of an attack, including preparing the public shelters.
As part of preparing for the attack, the Israeli military cancelled home leave for combat troops and strengthened its air defences.
As many as 13 people were killed in the ‘Israeli’ airstrike on April 1 at the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus. Senior Iranian military leaders, including Brig Gen Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force in Syria and Lebanon, were killed in the attack.