US president said to be calmed by commitment to only attack military sites, fears broader attack would affect November election; PM’s office says Israeli interests paramount
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| People carry the coffin of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commander Abbas Nilforoushan during his funeral procession near the Imam Hussein shrine in Iraq's city of Karbala on October 14, 2024. (Ahmad AL-RUBAYE / AFP) |
(BD TOP NEWS BLOG)_ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Joe Biden that Israel’s retaliation against Iran for its ballistic missile attack will not include strikes on non-military sites, according to a report Monday suggesting the Israeli premier had curtailed planned action to avoid interfering with the US election.
The Washington Post report, citing two officials familiar with the matter, including one identified as a US official, pointed to Netanyahu’s softening stance as a key factor in the US decision to send an advanced anti-ballistic missile air defense system to Israel.
The Middle East has been on high alert for weeks as it awaits Israel’s promised reprisal after Iran launched some 200 ballistic missiles at the country on October 1 in revenge for the killing of Hezbollah terror chief Hassan Nasrallah. click here: