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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
IDF calls up air defense reservists amid concerns of retaliation for strike on Iran mission in Syria
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
People gather near a destroyed building in Damascus, Syria, April 1, 2024. (SANA via AP)
The IDF says that it has bolstered its air defense array, calling up reservists following a fresh assessment.
The move follows threats by Iran to respond to the alleged Israeli assassination of Mohammad Reza Zahedi, the IRGC’s most senior official in Syria, along with his deputy, five other IRGC officers, and at least one member of Hezbollah.
Channel 12 reports that Israel is on high alert for a potential Iranian response to the strike in Syria and that a retaliatory strike originating from Iranian territory — as opposed to from one of its proxies — would require a more significant IDF response.
