On “very high alert”, is Israel, the Israeli prime minister warned today, Thursday Benjamin Netanyahu after the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniya and senior Hezbollah commander Fouad Sukur sparked fears of a regional war.

“Israel is on very high alert prepared for all scenarios, both in defense and attack”, Netanyahu said in today’s briefing which was released by his office, adding that the Israeli forces “they will demand a very high price for any aggressive action against us from any quarter.”

Earlier today, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed to respond to an Israeli attack in southern Beirut earlier this week that killed Fouad Soukour and five other civilians, including two children, according to the ministry. Health of Lebanon.

“It wasn’t just an assassination operation. This was an attack”Narsala said in his speech on Thursday afternoon stressing that “the enemy, and those who support the enemy, must await our inevitable response.”