These officials said that the targets of the Israeli strike would be “military or related to energy infrastructure.”
On October 1, it was launched Iran About two hundred missiles targeted Israel, in a move it described as a retaliatory response to the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in the southern suburb of Beirut and the head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, as well as the killing of Iranian soldiers in the conflict that has been going on for more than a year.
Since then, Israel has been threatening Iran, and on Wednesday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant said that the response to Tehran’s attack would be “deadly, precise, and surprising.”
But according to NBC, there is no indication that Israel It will target nuclear facilities or carry out assassinations inside Iran, as American officials confirmed that Israel has not yet made a final decision on how and when to respond.
American and Israeli officials said that the response “may come during the holiday.” Yom Kippur“, which falls on Saturday, October 12th.
They confirmed that Israel shared more information with the United States about the retaliation, but withheld many details “due to security concerns related to operations.”
According to NBC, the United States is preparing to defend its assets in the region against a counterattack from Iran, but it is unlikely to provide direct military support for the Israeli operation.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with his Israeli counterpart, Gallant, on Thursday, however, it is not clear that the latter provided any concrete details about the expected attack, according to the report.
US officials continue to urge the Israeli government to make its response “proportionate,” adhere to military objectives, and avoid targeting oil and gas infrastructure andIranian nuclear facilities.
US officials said that US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not discuss details of the anticipated attack in their phone call on Wednesday.
Biden strongly urged Netanyahu to “focus on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon,” urging him to end the fighting.
The US President also stressed that Israel needs to consider how difficult it is to successfully carry out the war in LebanonAnd facing a strong threat on a second front from Iran.
