Iran's top general Soleimani killed in US airstrike

Israel's Defense Minister is planning to hold a security assessment on Friday morning, the ministry said in a statement.

The assessment will be held at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, and Defense Minister Naftali Bennett, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi, and other senior security officials will all be attending.

On Friday morning, IDF announced it was closing Mount Hermon in the northern Golan Heights “in light of the situation.�� Situated at the northern tip of the occupied Golan Heights, Mount Hermon straddles Syria and Lebanon. The area could be a possible target for a response from Iranian proxies in the region.

How Israel's politicians reacted:

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently in Greece on an official state visit and has not yet issued a statement about the death of Soleimani.

MK Gideon Sa’ar, a member of Netanyahu’s Likud party, tweeted: “God Bless America.”

MK Yair Lapid, a member of the opposition Blue and White party, applauded the US's action, saying: “He got exactly what he deserved.”

“I congratulate President Trump and the entire Middle East on the strike that killed Qasem Soleimani. He planned and led deadly terror attacks from Damascus to Buenos Aires and is responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent civilians,” said Lapid in a statement.

“The Iranian regime is a terrorist regime and, when faced with terror, you act with force and determination. All those involved in Iran’s industry of terror should know that their life is at risk.”

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