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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem

Israel on high alert after Iran’s missile retaliation threat

Emergency and security personnel extinguish a fire at the site of strikes which hit a building annexed to the Iranian embassy in Syria's capital Damascus
The Iranian embassy in Damascus was hit by Israeli missiles on Monday, killing at least 11 people. Photograph: Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images

Israel has suspended leave for combat units and heightened its air defence command to deal with possible missile or drone attack from Iran following the killing this week in an airstrike of senior Revolutionary Guard commanders in Syria.

The Israeli military is also considering reopening shelters in Tel Aviv as a precaution against a possible attack, according to Mehr News Agency.

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