International Desk: Israel's secret promise to the United States has been leaked. This information was reported in a report of Al Jazeera on Tuesday (October 15). The report cited media outlets such as the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.
Israel can attack Iran anytime. The country's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning the attack. The world is worried about this. Avoiding an all-out war across the Middle East is almost impossible, especially if Iran's nuclear or oil facilities are hit. So the US is suppressing Israel. Meetings have been held at the top level of the two countries. The two countries kept the decision of those meetings secret.
But the Washington Post, citing unnamed US officials, said Israel had told the US it would not strike Iran's nuclear or oil facilities.
Israel has assured the White House that the planned retaliatory strike on Iran is not targeting nuclear or oil facilities. But Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu told the White House of a possible counterattack and said they were only considering targeting Iranian military installations.
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the Wall Street Journal also quoted anonymous US officials as saying in a phone call between US President Joe Biden and Netanyahu last week. Besides, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant have spoken several times in recent days. The same commitment came from Israel in those conversations.
In response to the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrullah in an Israeli attack, Iran launched a ballistic missile into the country on October 1. Israel then began preparations, vowing to launch a counterattack. But they did not attack yet. It is believed that Netanyahu is waiting for the right time.
Meanwhile, Israel continues to attack Lebanon. This time they launched an airstrike on a village in the Christian-dominated Jagharta district in the north. 18 people were killed and 4 people were injured.
Israel carried out such an attack in northern Lebanon on Monday (October 14) for the first time since the start of the Gaza war.
Earlier on Sunday night, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out airstrikes on 200 Hezbollah targets in the southern part of the country, which is considered a major blow to the country. In addition, there have been attacks by Israeli forces in Gaza.
The Lebanese Red Cross said the airstrikes took place in a Christian-dominated village in Jagharta district. The area is far from areas known to be Hezbollah strongholds.
According to local residents and the Lebanese government, the village that was attacked was not directly involved in the fighting. As a result, civil society and human rights organizations also condemned the attack.