War cabinet, security cabinet to meet later this evening amid Iran threat

File - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a meeting of the war cabinet in Tel Aviv on March 15, 2024 (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
File - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a meeting of the war cabinet in Tel Aviv on March 15, 2024 (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to convene the war cabinet followed by the broader security cabinet later tonight amid an anticipated counter-strike from Iran, Hebrew media reports.

The security cabinet is expected to authorize Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and war cabinet minister Benny Gantz to make decisions on their own regarding how to respond to Iran’s strike.

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