Israel’s goal is to hit Iran without provoking a general war, the Israeli television channel Channel 12 reported, after the conclusion of the meeting of the Jewish state’s war council.
At the same time, it is reported that Israel wants to act against Iran in coordination with the US. The same information states that Israel’s armed forces are ready to respond even on Tuesday night. The war cabinet met to discuss Israel’s response to the Iranian attack.
According to Channel 12, several options were discussed, with each being a “painful” response against Iran that would not spark a regional war. The war cabinet also aims to choose a response to Saturday’s Iranian attack that the US will not block. At the same time, the Wall Street Journal reported in its report that American and Western officials expect Israel to respond quickly to Iran’s attack, possibly even today.
However, officials expressed hope that both Iran and Israel will be able to break out of this cycle of tension, as both will be able to declare themselves victorious enough to be given an exit to avoid further escalation.
Iranian Foreign Minister: We will respond immediately if Israel retaliates
Iran does not want to escalate tensions but will respond immediately and more forcefully than before if Israel retaliates, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told his British counterpart today, according to Iranian state media.
The Islamic Republic fired drones and missiles at Israel late Saturday in retaliation for an attack on the Iranian embassy in Damascus, fueling fears of a wider regional war that could erupt in the wake of the war between Israel and Hamas.
Western countries “should have appreciated Iran’s restraint” towards Israel after Tehran launched an attack on Israeli soil in retaliation for a deadly strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Iran’s diplomatic spokesman said today.
Western countries “should have appreciated Iran’s restraint over the past months,” “instead of making accusations,” Nasser Kanaani told a news conference in Tehran.
The April 1 strike destroyed the Iranian consulate and left 16 dead, including seven members of the Islamic Republic’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, an ideological army, according to a news agency.
“We are firmly convinced that without the green light of the United States, Israel would not have dared to attack the diplomatic delegation of Iran,” Kanaani repeated today, while Washington has repeatedly said that it did not interfere in this operation.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman also said that there had been no previous agreement with any country before Iran’s retaliatory attack against Israel.
Regional officials, including Iran’s foreign minister, said Tehran had informed neighboring countries days before its attack.
Israel determined to continue its operations in Gaza
Israel’s military is continuing operations in the Gaza Strip today, assuring that the unprecedented Iranian attack on Saturday night into Sunday will not divert it from achieving the goals set in the war against Hamas.
“Although we have been attacked by Iran, we have not lost sight, not for a moment, of our vital mission in Gaza, which is to rescue our hostages who are in the hands of Hamas, Iran’s proxy,” said last night Commander-in-Chief Daniel Hagari, spokesman for the Israeli armed forces.
He announced the deployment in the coming days of two additional reserve brigades to the besieged Palestinian enclave.
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