Will Israel respond to Iran's first ever direct attack? | Inside Story

The smoke has cleared and the dust has settled after Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel. The Saturday night attack - the first, direct military action targeting Israel from Iranian soil - was proportional retaliation, says Iran, for the bombing of its consulate in Syria. Israeli leaders have vowed to respond - when the time is right they say. Fears are growing that this could escalate into a regional war. And are those fears justified? And what would a direct confrontation between the regional rivals mean for an already volatile Middle East?

Presenter: James Bays Guests Randa Slim, senior fellow and Director of Conflict Resolution at the Middle East Institute. Robert Geist Pinfold, lecturer in peace and security at Durham University. Akiva Eldar, political analyst and author of the book "Lords of the Land" - which is about Israel's settlements in the occupied territories.

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