His government Israel considered ordering strikes on Iran, c retaliation for the Iranian attack in Israeli territory over the weekend, however, she ultimately did not implement the plans presented to her, Israeli and American media reported on Wednesday night through Thursday.
According to Israel’s state broadcaster Kan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided not to implement pre-approved plans on conducting retaliatory strikes in the event of an attack after discussing with US President Joe Biden.
“Diplomatic” sensitivities were raised, and “there will indeed be a retribution, but it will be different than what was originally envisioned,” a senior official at the network said on condition of anonymity.
Israeli sources told US news website Axios that Israel’s wartime government considered launching a retaliatory strike on Monday, two nights after the Iranian attack, but ultimately decided against giving the go-ahead.
“We don’t know why or how close (Israel) came to attacking (Iran),” a US official told Axios. According to the same report, Israel informed the administration of US President Biden on Monday, which is calling on it to show restraint, that it has decided to wait.
According to information from the American television network ABC News, the Israeli government twice considered the possibility of retaliating against Iran in recent days, but ultimately did not give the order.
The prime minister Netanyahu however, he repeated yesterday that his country has the right to “protect” himself, despite the appeals of the international community, which seeks to prevent Israeli retaliation on Iranian soil, which could ignite the Middle East.
The USAIsrael’s main ally, say they do not want “war with Iran” and made it clear that they would not participate in any Israeli retaliation, however, yesterday Tuesday they announced that they will proceed with the imposition of new sanctions against Tehran.
Similarly, the European Union decided yesterday to proceed with the imposition of sanctions targeting companies and entities that produce drones and missiles in Iran to “send a clear message” after the attack on Israeli soil, European Council President Charles Michel said.
On the night of Saturday to Sunday, Iran launched more than 350 drones and missiles against Israel, almost all of which were destroyed before reaching Israeli territory. It was Iran’s first direct attack on Israel in history.
Tehran has claimed it acted in self-defense after a deadly bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1, which it blamed on the Israeli military.
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