TV report: War cabinet decides to hit back forcefully at Iran for Saturday’s missile and drone attack

In an unsourced report, Channel 12 claims the war cabinet has made the decision to hit back “clearly and forcefully” against Iran for its missile and drone attack on Saturday night.

The response will be designed to send the message that Israel “will not allow an attack of that magnitude against it to pass without a reaction,” the report says. The response will also be designed to make plain that Israel will not allow the Iranians to “establish the equation” they have sought to assert in recent days. This appears to be a reference to Iran’s warning that future Israeli strikes on Iranian territory, including its international diplomatic premises, will henceforth again be met by Iranian retaliatory strikes on Israel.

The report says Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi believe it is necessary for Israel to respond, but without harming the US-led coalition that helped Israel defend itself against the Iranian attack.

The report says Israel does not want its response to spark a regional war. It further says that Israel intends to coordinate its action with the US.

The war cabinet is scheduled to meet again tomorrow, the report notes, and Home Front command regulations have not been changed, indicating that an Israeli attack is unlikely to take place today.