As Israel targets new Hezbollah leader and Ayatollah in Iran tells crowd October 7 massacre was 'legitimate'... how Benjamin Netanyahu could exact revenge for attack

As Israel descends into a terrifying spiral of blows against Iran and Hezbollah, the nation is faced with a series of choices as they decide their plan of retaliation. MailOnline looks into their three main options: Benjamin Netanyahu has intensified his attacks on Lebanon, with the latest Israeli bombings flattening buildings in Beirut 's southern suburbs Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stands with a rifle as he leads Friday prayer at the Imam Khomeini Musalla Mosque Protesters supporting Iran's military position against Israel took to the streets of Tehran after Friday prayers at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla mosque The head of Lebanon's militant Shiite Muslim movement Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah speaks on July 25, 2014 LOW RISK: CONVENTIONAL TARGETS AND CYBER ATTACKS Hitting conventional military targets is seen as the safest way for Israel to ­effectively exact revenge, according to analysts. A rocket flies in the sky, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 1 Nasrallah died in a brutal assault that saw Israeli F-15I fighter jets drop dozens of munitions on the Hezbollah HQ in Beirut srael's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, on October 1 A demo by students at the University of Cambridge who have set up a pro-Palestine encampment in the city centre Israel targets new Hezbollah leader in fresh Beirut strike.as Ayatollah in Iran tells crowd October 7 massacre was ‘legitimate’ By Andy Jehring and Natalie Lisbona Israel targeted the ‘new’ Hezbollah leader in a massive strike on Beirut less than a week after eliminating his predecessor. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed the barbaric slaughter and rape was done in self-defence against ‘bloodthirsty’ Israelis as he led Friday prayers at the Grand Mosalla mosque in Tehran Khamenei last led Friday prayers in January 2020 after Iran fired missiles at a US military base in Iraq in response to a strike that killed Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads Friday prayer at the Imam Khomeini Musalla Mosque for the first time in four years Within weeks of Hamas' October 7 attacks and Israel's retaliatory strikes in Gaza, Washington assigned another 10,000 troops to reinforce the 30,000 or more already in the region along with the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group Your browser does not support iframes. Many rockets, fired from Iran, are seen over Jerusalem from Hebron, West Bank on October 1 Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, on October 1 Demonstrators wave flags and carry portraits of slain leaders during a rally in Tehran on October 2 ‘Any house used by Hezbollah for its military needs is expected to be targeted.’ Two Israeli soldiers were killed and more than 20 injured on Thursday in a drone attack by an Iraqi militia on a military base in the Golan Heights, near the border.