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Hamas's armed faction said it attacked Tel Aviv with missiles! The US said Iran may attack Israel this week

2024-08-13

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Editor Zhang Jinhe

According to CCTV News, CCTV reporterIt was learned that on the afternoon of August 13th, local time,Explosions were heard near Tel Aviv, Israel, but no air raid alarm was sounded.

The Qassam Brigades, an armed faction of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), later claimedTwo M90 missiles were used to attack Tel Aviv and surrounding areas.

In response, the Israel Defense Forces issued a statement on the afternoon of the 13th, saying that a shell fired from the Gaza Strip earlier fell into the waters in central Israel, and no air defense alarm was sounded there. In addition, the Israeli army also monitored another shell fired in the direction of Israel, but did not enter Israeli territory.

Xinhua News Agency reported that John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator of the White House National Security Council, said on the 12th:Iran or its proxies in the Middle East will launch a "series of major attacks" against IsraelAlthough the specific method of the attack is still unclear, the United States and Israel have basically the same prediction on the time of the attack - "probably this week." According to Kirby, if Israel is attacked, the United States will help Israel implement "self-defense."

In view of the escalating tensions in the region, the US Department of Defense recently announced that it would send more fighter jets and warships to the Middle East. The US Department of Defense later confirmed that the US F-22 fighter jets had arrived in the Middle East. In addition, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of the USS Georgia cruise missile nuclear submarine to the Middle East, and the US Navy's USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group is also stepping up its journey to the region.