Israel beefs up defences, on alert after Iran revenge threat
War in the middle east courtesy of Joe Biden.
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JERUSALEM, April 4 (Reuters) - Israel braced on Thursday for the possibility of a retaliatory attack after its suspected killing of Iranian generals in Damascus this week, saying it would respond forcefully and signalling it had stiffened its military preparedness.
Israel's armed forces - stretched by nearly six months of war in the Gaza Strip and on the Lebanese front - announced they were suspending leave for all combat units, a day after they said they were mobilising more troops for air defence units.
The possibility of Iran retaliating for Monday's presumed Israeli air strike on Iran's embassy compound in Damascus has raised the spectre of a wider war, though two Iranian sources said Tehran’s response would be calibrated to avoid escalation.
"The State of Israel is prepared for every scenario. We will respond with force to any attempts to attack us," government spokesperson Raquela Karamson said in a briefing.
