The Russian Federation has warned against any “hypothetical” Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, saying it would be “catastrophic.”
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov disclosed this to Moscow’s state news agency TASS.
“We have repeatedly warned and continue to warn, to caution Israel against even hypothetically considering the possibility of a strike on nuclear facilities and nuclear infrastructure of Iran,” Ryabkov said.
“This would be a catastrophic development and a complete negation of those postulates in the area of ensuring nuclear safety that exist,” he added.
Israeli officials have been debating possible responses to an Iranian missile attack on Israel earlier this month.
Earlier today, Israeli strikes have killed at least 15 Palestinians at an United Nations Refugees for Palestinian UNRWA school sheltering displaced people in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip.
Al Jazeera’s Moath Kahlout, who is at Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, reported that the majority of casualties are children and women.
Meanwhile, the united States have for the first time launched airstrikes against Ansarullah targets in Saada and Sana’a in Yemen.
The US used Northrop B-2 Spirit stealth bombers in the attack.
In the same vein, Yemen’s Houthis have promised to retaliate after the US conducted multiple strikes on weapons storage facilities in areas controlled by the group.
“We confirm that the American aggression will not pass without a response,” said a statement from the Houthis’ political bureau.
Earlier, the US announced its B-2 Spirit long-range stealth bombers targeted the facilities that “demonstrate US global strike capabilities to take action against these targets when necessary, anytime, anywhere,” US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement.
In another development, Israel is running out of air defense missiles — senior US defence official confirmed the development to journalist.
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Dana Stroul, a former senior U.S. defense official, warned that stockpiles of interceptor missiles aren’t limitless and that Israel faces a race against time to restock its supplies before they run out.
“Israel’s munitions issue is serious. If Iran responds to an Israeli attack, and Hezbollah joins in too, Israel’s air defenses will be stretched.
The U.S. can’t continue supplying Ukraine and Israel at the same pace. “We are reaching a tipping point.”
This means that Hezbollah’s cheap rockets and drones are doing their job. They are going to empty the air defense systems as much as possible before the main strike, which are the most important military targets.
Source: Aljazeera and other News outlets in Middle East.