Israeli Prime Minister Emphasizes the Need to Respond to Islamic Republic's Missile Attacks; No Country Would Accept Such Attacks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in a recorded message on Saturday evening, October 14, in response to the recent missile attack by the Islamic Republic, that Israel is "obligated" to respond to this attack. He emphasized, "Just as no country in the world would accept such an attack, Israel will never tolerate such an action." He also added, "The Islamic Republic has fired missiles at Israel twice so far, and the Israeli army intercepted hundreds of missiles during the largest ballistic missile attack in its history. However, we will respond to these attacks." An Israeli army spokesperson had previously announced that the army would react to these attacks "at the right time and in an appropriate manner" and that there would be "no doubt in this action." Daniel Hagari confirmed that several missiles launched by the Islamic Republic hit the air bases of "Negev" and "Tel Nof" during the attack on Tuesday, October 10, stating that this missile attack, contrary to claims made, caused no damage to the aircraft or the air force's capabilities and resulted in no casualties. On the evening of Tuesday, October 10, the Islamic Republic attacked Israel with 180 missiles in "response to all of Israel's actions over the past year and the killing of senior commanders of the IRGC and the Islamic Republic's proxy forces in the region." Israeli officials announced that 90% of these missiles were destroyed before hitting Israeli territory, and the remaining 10% caused no significant damage or casualties. Israel immediately emphasized that it would strongly respond to these attacks. Further comments from Reza Talebi discussed the difficulties facing the Islamic Republic in light of a potential Israeli attack. Hassan Hashemian stated that the blows Israel has dealt to Hezbollah are irreparable. The verbal conflict between Netanyahu and Macron saw France retreat while emphasizing support for Israel. Currency fluctuations and a stock market crash in Iran were reactions from financial markets to military tensions in the region, with rising gold and currency prices following the Islamic Republic's missile attacks on Israel, causing Tehran's stock market to turn red.