AA / Jerusalem / Abdul Raouf Arnaout
The Israeli opposition called on the Netanyahu government on Tuesday to attack Iran’s nuclear program and oil facilities.
The Israeli government had previously pledged to launch a “vigorous attack” on Iran “soon”, but did not specify the date or the targets it would target.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said in a message on the
And added: “For the first time, we have the possibility of acting against Iran without fearing a terrible and unbearable response. We can inflict serious damage on Iran’s nuclear program, which casts a shadow over our future.”
He said the Iranian regime is now “exposed and weak, and this is a unique opportunity for Israel to enjoy the legitimacy and ability to inflict serious damage on the Iranian regime and its agenda.” nuclear”.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid told the Israel Broadcasting Corporation: “If I were prime minister, I would attack Iran’s oil facilities, that’s its weak point,” i.e. the Iranian regime.
He added: “And I would say to the Americans on this issue: Sorry, Israel has its own interests.”
Israeli media have indicated in recent days that Washington is opposed to Israel attacking Iranian oil facilities, for fear of the impact it would have on global oil prices.
The Israel Broadcasting Corporation said Tuesday: “Since last week’s Iranian attack, discussions have been ongoing between Israeli and American officials regarding the Israeli response. During these discussions, US officials offered their Israeli counterparts broad diplomatic support and additional military assistance if they did not attack certain targets on Iranian territory, without specifying the targets against which Washington is opposed to any action. attack.
At the beginning of October, Iran launched an attack on Israel with more than 180 missiles, in response to the assassination of the head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismaïl Haniyeh, in Tehran, of the Secretary General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, in Beirut, and the massacres perpetrated by Israel in Gaza and Lebanon.
According to the Anadolu correspondent, some parties in Israel fear that the Israeli response against Iran could lead to a full-scale regional war.
*Translated from Arabic by Mourad Belhaj
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