A US defense official and a regional security official said that the marches have been a problem since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, and are not retaliation by Iran for the Israeli strikes last week.
But march attacks have increased in recent weeks, and the regional security official said that there were 5 attacks per day on average from inside Iraq against Israel from armed groups allied with… IranDuring the past week, eight drones were launched in a 24-hour period.
The two officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that American forces and partner forces were intercepting the offensive marches.
The regional security official said that the ongoing attacks increased the possibility of… Israel By responding directly to these attacks.
