Gallant tells US counterpart: Direct Iranian attack on Israel would demand fitting response

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant tells his US counterpart Lloyd Austin that any direct Iranian strike on Israel will engender a commensurate Israeli response.

According to Gallant’s office, he spoke this evening with Austin, as Israel remains on high alert for an Iranian attack, which Tehran has threatened as revenge for a strike that killed an Iranian general in Damascus last week that it has blamed on Israel.

Gallant “emphasized that Israel will not accept an Iranian attack on Israeli territory,” according to his office.

“Gallant told Secretary Austin that he is committed to the security of the citizens of Israel, and therefore a direct Iranian attack on Israeli territory will require an appropriate Israeli response against Iran,” the Israeli readout says.