Israel will take into account the “opinion” of the United States but will act in response to Iran’s recent missile attack based on its own “national interests”, the prime minister’s office says, Al Jazeera reports.
“We listen to the opinions of the United States, but we will make our final decisions based on our national interest,” Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement.
The statement followed news reports, citing unnamed US officials, that Netanyahu reassured the White House any counterstrike would be limited to military sites, not nuclear of energy facilities.
Israel has vowed to retaliate for the Iranian missile attack, with Defence Minister Gallant saying the response would be “deadly, precise, and surprising”.