IDF Northern Command chief Maj. Gen. Rafi Milo said Sunday that the military is preparing for the possibility that a US strike on Iran could trigger Iranian retaliation against Israel.

“We don’t know where this is heading,” Milo said in remarks broadcast by Channel 12 News, as tensions continue to mount. “We see the force buildup the Americans are carrying out, both in the Persian Gulf and throughout the Middle East.”

Milo said the military is on heightened alert for any escalation, should the US decide to attack Iran.

“We are prepared and ready so that if the US decides to strike Iran, we understand it could affect Israel, with part of the Iranian response possibly reaching here,” he said.

He added that Israel is also closely watching whether Hezbollah could join a wider confrontation, saying, “We are very alert, very prepared, and ready both in strong defense and in preparing offensive responses.”

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned Iran that he could strike, setting two red lines for the use of military force: the killing of peaceful demonstrators and the mass execution of people arrested in the protests.

On Thursday, Trump said aboard Air Force One that the US was moving warships toward Iran “just in........

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