After Iran launched a military attack on Israel, whether Israel will retaliate against Iran has become the focus of attention from the outside world. According to Israeli media reports, on the 16th, Israel's wartime cabinet held a meeting for the third consecutive day to discuss the response to Iran's actions.
On the same day, several Israeli officials made it clear that they would respond to Iran's military strikes against Israel, although Israel's wartime cabinet still had no consensus on how and when to respond. At the same time, some Israeli officials said that Israel's response is not aimed at escalating the situation in the region, and hopes that after this round of response, the two sides can stop "fighting each other". Israeli Army Spokesperson Daniel Hagari: We will respond in the way we choose, at the time we choose.
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Chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Yuli Edelstein: I hope Iran understands that it is not in their interest to continue to strike each other. We have no interest in starting an all-out war, nor are we trying to retaliate, we need to make sure that Iran doesn't quietly fire missiles and drones at us every week. The Israeli military held a joint ground and air exercise in the northern part of Israel
On the 16th, the Israeli army held a joint land and air exercise in the northern part of Israel near the Lebanese border. At the site of the exercise, the IDF displayed an Iranian ballistic missile that it was said to have intercepted a few days earlier. On the same day, Israeli Defense Minister Gallant said that the Israeli Air Force was ready and that Iran was not capable of threatening Israel. Israeli media said that the Israeli side has not yet decided how to fight back or because of concerns
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Zhao Bing: According to Israeli media analysis, Israel's retaliation against Iran requires a tough posture to Iran, and to take the lead in the conflict between the two sides to maintain its deterrence and influence in the region. Zhao Bing: However, the news also points out that Israel does not want its retaliation to lead to a further escalation of the conflict with Iran, or to lose the long-term support of the United States and other countries and other regional countries in its attack on Iran. After all, Israel has not yet ended its large-scale military operation in Gaza, and is also facing a conflict with the Lebanese Allah forces, which puts great military and international diplomatic pressure. Zhao Bing: According to Israeli media analysis, the Israeli military may carry out air strikes on some key infrastructure facilities in Iran, but at the same time, citing US sources, Israel may only strike at Iranian targets in Lebanon, Syria and other countries.
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Original title: "Israel's Wartime Cabinet Meets for Three Days in a Row to Discuss Response to Iran's Actions"
Editor: Wang Qin
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