Israel on Highest Alert for Possible Iranian Missile Strike After Beirut Attack

Israel spent Sunday evening preparing for a possible Iranian missile barrage in the coming hours after threats from Tehran followed an Israeli Air Force strike in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district. The cabinet meeting was moved to a fortified bunker, air defenses were placed on full alert, and Home Front Command tightened civilian instructions before any concrete warning, based on lessons from the previous round.

The IDF said the new protection policy runs from Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 18:00 until Monday, June 15, 2026 at 20:00. During that period, activity is allowed nationwide but public gatherings are limited to 5,000 people, except in the Gaza border area, where only partial activity is permitted. Shows scheduled for tonight and tomorrow in Tel Aviv were canceled, while schools are set to open normally on Monday.

Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir held operational approvals in Northern Command and said, “We are closely following what is happening while maintaining high alert and readiness in all arenas.” He added that “Lebanon is our main focal point, but we are also preparing for developments in other arenas.” Iran’s armed forces chief of staff, Khatam al-Anbiya, warned that “the Israeli crimes in Dahiyeh will not go unanswered,” and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the attack showed that “America has neither the will nor the ability to fulfill its commitments.”

US President Donald Trump said he called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the strike and told him, “What the hell are you doing?” In a post on Truth, Trump said the Beirut attack “should not have happened,” especially while the sides were close to a peace deal with Iran, and urged everyone to lower tensions. The Israeli strike came after three drones launched from Lebanon exploded in western Galilee without causing casualties. Israeli officials said the target was a Hezbollah command center used to direct terror plots, and Lebanese reports said one person was killed and four wounded, identified as the head of Hezbollah’s communications unit.