The Israeli prime minister may be prepared to tolerate Iran’s attack, rather than retaliate, given Israel had plenty of time to intercept almost all of them.
| Iran’s massive attack, which included hundreds of drones as well as missiles, was an unprecedented escalation in Israel’s conflict against Hamas – and it could be grounds forNetanyahu’s next moves will probably hinge above all on how damaging Saturday night’s attack proves to be and what exactly has been targeted by Iranian leaders.“We intercepted, we stopped. Together we will win,” Netanyahu declared in his first public statement since the Iranian attacks.
Hitting only a few military targets may have allowed Iran to feel it has made its point without plunging the entire region into war. Or, Netanyahu may launch an in-kind response in which Israel carries out air strikes on targets in Iran, similar to those which may be in the firing line in Israel, such as military bases or government buildings.
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