The American newspaper “The Wall Street Journal” quoted 3 officials in the administration of US President Joe Biden as saying that Israel may respond to the Iranian attack, today, Monday.
The newspaper’s sources reported that the American president tried, During a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he discouraged Israel from a hasty response.
The officials stressed that the United States would not participate in any offensive operation against Iran, and would work to form a united diplomatic front with its allies in an attempt to prevent hostilities from escalating into war. An open plan that could sweep the Middle East and implicate it.
The American ABC News network quoted Israeli army spokesman Peter Lerner as saying that military officials had presented the government with a set of response options to the Iranian attack.
Lerner added, in statements to reporters in Tel Aviv, that Israel's response may or may not involve a military strike, indicating that the Israeli government will determine its next steps today or in the coming days.
Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday evening, In response to an Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria on April 1.
Biden said in a statement issued late on Saturday evening after the Iranian attack, that he informed Netanyahu that Israel “has demonstrated a remarkable ability to defend itself in the face of And repelling unprecedented attacks.”
Biden did not mention in the statement whether he had discussed with Netanyahu the possibility of an Israeli response or American intervention.
A senior US administration official said, “We believe that Israel has the freedom to act to protect itself.” And defending itself, in Syria or anywhere else... This is a long-standing policy that continues to exist, but we do not envision ourselves engaging in something like that,” said John Kirby, the White House’s chief national security spokesman. To ABC, yesterday, Sunday, the United States will continue to support Israel in defending itself, but it does not want war with Iran.
In response to a question about whether the United States would support an Israeli response to Iran, Kirby said: “Our commitment is firm” to defending Israel and “helping Israel defend itself.”
Kirby added: “As the president has said many times, we are not seeking a broader war in the region. We do not seek war with Iran. I think I will leave the matter at that.”
He reiterated, “We do not seek to escalate tensions in the region, and we do not want the scope of the conflict to expand