Iranian media is showing scenes of celebration in Tehran’s Revolution Square.
The footage notably shows Hezbollah flags being waved.
Iran-born analyst Benny Sabti, from the International Institute for Security Studies, says on Channel 12 that the regime believes that tonight’s events represent a huge victory, with Iran firing missiles into Israeli territory and Israel prevented from responding.
With US President Donald Trump having publicly told Israel not to retaliate, the Iranians believe they are “getting Israel on a plate,” says Sabti.
US embassy orders staff to prepare for red alerts until further notice amid Iran attacks
The US embassy in Jerusalem orders all US government employees and their families in Israel to be prepared to take shelter in the event of a red alert and announces it will be closing services tomorrow amid concerns of escalation following Iran’s missile attacks on northern Israel.
“As a result of the current security situation in Israel, including Home Front Command alerts for multiple regions, the US Embassy has directed all US government employees and their family members to shelter in place, and be prepared to move to a protected shelter in the event of a red alert, until further notice… The US Embassy Jerusalem and Embassy Branch Office Tel Aviv consular sections are closed on Monday, June 8,” reads a statement from the embassy.
The embassy issued a security advisory last week, warning US citizens in the region to show increased caution, and highlighting Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, though there was no indication at the time what triggered the advisory.
IDF chief says Israel will respond to Iran with force ‘the moment the green light is given’
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, during an assessment with the military’s top brass, says “the IDF will strike the enemy with force the moment the green light is given,” according to remarks provided by the army.
The IDF is preparing for a response against Iran over its missile attack on Israel this evening, but is awaiting approval from the political level.
US President Donald Trump said earlier that he was urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to respond.
Netanyahu said to be speaking to Trump amid renewed Iranian strikes on Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently on the phone with US President Donald Trump, a US official tells Axios, after Trump told the news site that he would be calling Netanyahu to tell him not to retaliate to Iran’s missile attacks on northern Israel.
The Prime Minister’s Office does not immediately confirm that the call is taking place.
Bennett urges Israel to ‘act powerfully and effectively’ against Iranian attack
Together party chairman Naftali Bennett says that Israel must launch a powerful and effective response to Iran’s ballistic missile attack this evening, warning against trying to contain the escalation or launching a symbolic strike.
“This is the moment of truth: Is Israel a sovereign state that can defend itself? Containment or a symbolic response would signal to our enemies that the spilling of our citizens’ blood is permissible; therefore, Israel needs to act powerfully and effectively,” the former prime minister and rival to Netanyahu writes on X.
Netanyahu said to be huddling with security chiefs after Trump phone call
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s phone conversation with US President Donald Trump has ended, and the premier is currently holding a discussion with top security officials, according to Hebrew media reports.
Trump said earlier that he would call Netanyahu to tell him not to retaliate against Iran’s ballistic missile attacks on the north as Washington aims for a deal with Tehran, after Israeli officials vowed a strong response to the attacks.
Israel says Gaza crossings closed until further notice after Iran missile attacks
Following Iran’s ballistic missile attacks on Israel, the Defense Ministry’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories says crossings with the Gaza Strip will remain closed until further notice.
COGAT says “a number of necessary security measures have been implemented” after the missile fire, “including the closure of the crossings into the Gaza Strip, among them the Kerem Shalom Crossing and the Rafah Crossing, until further notice.”
“It should be emphasized that the closure of the crossings will not affect the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. The substantial quantities of food that have entered the Strip since the beginning of the ceasefire significantly exceed the nutritional needs of the population, according to UN methodologies,” COGAT adds.
