Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, insisted this Wednesday that he will be the one to decide how to respond to Iran’s attack over the weekend, thus dismissing the dissuasive attempts of allies, who fear a regional escalation of conflicts that will severely worsen the situation.
“I thank our friends for their support in the defense of Israel and for all their advice, but I want to be clear: we will make our decisions ourselves,” Netanyahu commented, highlighting his right to self-defense and his independence when defining how to apply it.
The president’s words came after a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, and his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, who traveled to Jerusalem to talk in person about the country’s strategy for the near future and ask prudence.
Even shortly before landing, Cameron himself had declared to the BBC that “Israel is a sovereign, independent country and can make these decisions (in reference to a military response). We hope that in doing so, they will do so in a way that is smart and also tough, but that also does the least possible to escalate this conflict.”
For his part, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak held a telephone conversation with Netanyahu in which he reiterated Downing Street’s “firm support” while underlining that “a major escalation is in no one’s interest and only deepens insecurity in the Middle East.” ”.
From the United States, Joe Biden is also closely following Netanyahu’s plans and warned the day before that an escalation in the Middle East depends mainly on the course of action taken by Israel and the response of the Persian regime.
“Without going into hypotheses, a lot will depend on what exactly happens and how Iran might respond. Regarding a possible Israeli response, this is a sovereign decision that must be made by Israel,” said Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder.
Despite these attempts, Tel Aviv remains focused on its counterattack alternatives, which will allow justice to be done not only against the frustrated attack on Sunday, with more than 300 drones and missiles, but also with the offensives that Tehran has been promoting for months through terrorist militias in the region.
“Their bloody footprints are everywhere but we will not allow them to advance. Even here in the West Bank, Iran is trying to incite terrorism by transferring weapons and funds and directing attacks to harm the citizens of Israel,” Defense Minister Yoav Gallant commented during a visit to a settlement in the area where On Saturday the Army found the lifeless body of a Jewish child.
At the same time, the situation in northern Israel remains tense, with more exchanges of fire with the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah. This Wednesday, 14 Defense Force soldiers were injured after an offensive against a community center, which also affected four civilians.
“In the last few hours, several launches of anti-tank missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles were identified and, as a result of the attack, six soldiers were seriously injured, two moderately injured and another six slightly injured,” they indicated in a statement while the terrorist group published its own note pointing out that it was a “military reconnaissance center” and that the maneuver was in response to two previous Israeli bombings on the south of the country, in which a brigade commander and another officer from a missile brigade died. .
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