Axios quoted Israeli officials warning of an all-out regional war Israel It will launch a “strong response” to the massive missile attack within days that could target oil production facilities inside Iran And other strategic locations.
Tehran threatened on Tuesday that if Israel responded forcefully to the nearly 200 missiles it fired, it would attack again.
And he threatened Chief of Staff of the Iranian Army General Mohammad Bagheri ordered that “all infrastructure” in Israel be struck if the latter attacked his country in response to Iran’s launch on Tuesday evening of about 200 hypersonic ballistic missiles at Israel.
Bagheri said on state television: Missile bombing What happened to Israel on Tuesday evening “will be repeated with greater force, and all the infrastructure of the (Israeli) entity will be targeted,” according to Agence France-Presse.
Israeli officials said, according to Axios, that all options would be on the table, including strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
An Israeli official said: “We have a big question mark about how the Iranians will respond to the attack, but we are taking into account the possibility that they will go full force, which would be a completely different ball game.”
According to Axios, many Israeli officials point out… Iranian oil facilities As a potential target, but some say targeted assassinations and destruction Iranian air defense systems They are also possibilities.
The Israeli response may include air strikes from fighter jets as well as covert operations similar to those that killed the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh In Tehran two months ago.
He was the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Yesterday, Tuesday, he indicated the next step for Israel, and said in a video clip published by his office: “Iran made a grave mistake tonight and will pay the price for it.”
Netanyahu added: “The regime in Iran does not understand our determination to defend ourselves and our determination to respond to our enemies. They will understand. We will adhere to the rule we established: whoever attacks us, we will attack him.”
Two Israeli officials said that yesterday’s Israeli Cabinet meeting ended after several hours with an understanding that there would be an Israeli military response, but without a clear decision on what this response would be.
A senior Israeli official explained to Axios that one of the reasons for not making a decision at the cabinet meeting is that Israeli officials want to consult with the administration of the US President. Joe Biden.
While Israel will respond on its own, it wants to coordinate its plans with the United States because of the strategic implications of the situation.
The Israeli official said that any further Iranian attack in response to an Israeli response would require defensive cooperation with… US Central Commandmore ammunition for the Israeli Air Force and perhaps other types of American operational support.
Biden said on Tuesday that the United States and Israel are discussing the response to the Iranian attack and “it remains to be seen” what the outcome will be.
A US official said in talks between the Biden administration and the Israeli government on Tuesday that the United States made clear that it supports the Israeli response but believes it must be thoughtful.
Biden said he would talk to Netanyahu about responding to… Israeli attack.
An Israeli official said the call could take place on Wednesday, several hours before the Jewish New Year.
