TEL AVIV — Israel is bracing for a potential multiday attack by Iran and its ally Hezbollah following the assassination of two senior militant leaders last week, an Israeli official told NBC News.
Israel killed Shukr in a strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut last Tuesday.
Hours later, news broke that Haniyeh was killed in Tehran in the early hours Wednesday morning.
The call was “tense,” according to the Israeli official.
This time, the Israeli official said the attacks could come over several days, with Hezbollah attacking Israel from the north while Iran’s longer-range weapons are fired from the east.
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