The United States has indications Iran is preparing to imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel, according to a White House official.
Several news agencies reported that US is also supporting defensive preparations to defend Israel against this attack.
An Israeli military spokesman said it had not yet identified an aerial threat from Iran. Israel’s aerial defence systems are fully prepared, the spokesman said.
He added that any Iranian attack on Israel would have repercussions.
Israel earlier said that its commando and paratroop units launched raids into Lebanon on Tuesday as part of a “limited” ground incursion, while Iran-backed Hezbollah said it had fired a barrage of missiles into Israel, including at its spy agency near Tel Aviv.
The raids by Israeli troops in southern Lebanon that began overnight were limited and went only a short distance over the border, an Israeli security official said on Tuesday, adding that no direct clashes with Hezbollah fighters were reported.
Israeli forces have been carrying out raids into southern Lebanon for months, uncovering Hezbollah tunnels and weapons caches under homes and invasion plans by the group, Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Tuesday, adding the details were being declassified.
The findings and evidence discovered during the raids will be presented to the international community, Hagari said. He presented videos from soldiers’ body-cameras and maps.
Hezbollah has not commented on his claims.
