Tel Aviv: Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant told Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that Israel has no choice but to respond to the unprecedented missile and drone attack launched by Iran over the weekend, said a U.S. official.
The Biden administration and several other Western countries allied with Israel are urging Benjamin Netanyahu’s government not to rush into a retaliation against Iran that could lead to a regional war.
The latest: The Israeli war cabinet convened on Monday to discuss Israel’s possible response.
Iran launched nearly 350 attack drones and missiles against Israel on April 13 in retaliation for an April 1 Israeli airstrike on its embassy compound in Syria that killed a top Iranian general and others.
Most of the drones and missiles were intercepted outside of Israeli airspace by Israeli, U.S., British, French, Jordanian and Saudi forces, officials said.
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