UPDATE ON THE SITUATION – The Israeli retaliatory strike must take place ahead of the American presidential election on November 5, according to one of the two sources cited by the American daily.
Israel’s prime minister told his American ally to consider striking the Iranian army, not Iran’s oil or nuclear infrastructure, in retaliation for Tehran’s firing of some 200 missiles at Israel, the Israeli Prime Minister said. Washington Post Monday.
Benjamin Netanyahu also affirmed on Monday that the Hebrew State would continue “to hit Hezbollah mercilessly” in Lebanon, the day after the deadliest attack by the pro-Iranian movement on Israeli soil in nearly a month of military escalation. Le Figaro takes stock of the situation.
Benjamin Netanyahu plans to strike Iranian military sites, according to the Washington Post
Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by telephone last Wednesday with US President Joe Biden, their first call in more than seven weeks, according to the Washington Postrelying on two sources familiar with the matter, including an American, who requested anonymity. The Israeli prime minister said he planned to strike Iranian military infrastructure in retaliation for Iranian missile launches, according to the two sources interviewed by the media.
On October 1, Iran launched some 200 missiles at Israel, an attack presented as a response to the assassination of Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, blamed on Israel, and of Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as well as Iranian Revolutionary Guard general in Israeli strike near Beirut.
Israeli defense minister vows attack “deadly, precise and surprising” against Iran after this second operation of its kind in less than six months. Joe Biden had previously warned his ally against any attempt to target Iran’s nuclear facilities and opposed any strikes on oil facilities.
Tehran, for its part, warned that attacking its infrastructure would cause a “even stronger response”. And a general of the Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s ideological army, warned that any strike against nuclear or energy sites would amount to crossing a line. “red line”.
The Israeli retaliatory strike, which will be part of “in a series of responses”must take place ahead of the American presidential election on November 5 and will be calibrated so that it is not perceived as a “political interference” vis-à-vis it, according to one of the two sources cited by the Washington Post. Neither the Israeli prime minister’s office nor the White House provided any comment, the daily said.
According to the American official interviewed, Benjamin Netanyahu adopted during the call a “more moderate position” that previously played a role in Joe Biden’s decision to ship a powerful missile defense system to Israel, both sources analyze.
Netanyahu vows to hit Lebanese Hezbollah “mercilessly”
The Israeli prime minister said Monday that Israel would continue “to hit Hezbollah mercilessly” in Lebanon, the day after the deadliest attack by the pro-Iranian movement on Israeli soil in nearly a month of military escalation. A drone attack carried out by the Lebanese Islamist movement on Sunday on a military base in Binyamina, in northern Israel, killed four soldiers and left more than 60 injured according to rescuers.
“I want to be clear: we will continue to mercilessly strike Hezbollah in all parts of Lebanon, including Beirut”declared Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to this base.
