The Guardian – Israel vows to retaliate after Iran launches missile attack
According to The Guardian, Israel has vowed to retaliate after Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at targets across the country in a dramatic escalation of a conflict that appears to be spiralling out of control.
The paper’s editorial reports that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has no exit strategy – and like most editorials – calls for diplomatic efforts to step up. The paper says without a diplomatic process, there are few limits to the crisis – only what the Guardian calls a “dangerous, fast‑growing, open-ended conflict”.
Israel vows to retaliate after Iran launches unprecedented missile attack
Israel has vowed to retaliate after Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at targets across Israel in a dramatic intensification of a conflict that appeared to be escalating out of control.
“Iran made a big mistake tonight – and it will pay for it,” Benjamin Netanyahu told a meeting of his security cabinet late on Tuesday. “The regime in Iran does not understand our determination to defend ourselves and our determination to retaliate against our enemies … They will understand.”
The unprecedented Iranian salvo of more than 180 ballistic missiles came less than 24 hours after the Israeli prime minister ordered the largest ground incursion into southern Lebanon in a generation.
Israel may target Iranian oil refineries in retaliatory strikes
Israel could target Iranian oil refineries in retaliation for Tuesday night’s attack, in which Tehran launched an estimated 180 ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv and other targets across the country in a dramatic escalation of the conflict between the two countries.
The US website Axios has reported that Israeli officials are considering a “significant retaliation” to the Iranian attack within days that could target oil production facilities inside Iran and other strategic sites.
Israeli officials are understood to be conferring with the US on how to calibrate their military response, which could propel the Middle East closer to the brink of a regional war.
Analysts have also suggested that Israel could target Iranian nuclear programme facilities, although the US may want to rule out that option because of its likelihood to escalate the conflict further.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
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Editorial 02 October 2024.
Wednesday’s front pages are dominated by last night’s escalation in the Middle East following Iran’s missile attack on Israel (in response to Israeli attacks on Lebanon and the killing of the Hezbollah leader) and Israel’s vow to respond. It has led to fears that an all-out war is on the horizon.
Many of the newspaper’s editorials and leader columns call on greater diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the crisis.