© Israeli ArmyA F-35 stealth fighter jet at Nevatim Air Base near Beersheba, Israel.
The US is reportedly asking Israel to refrain from hitting certain targets in its expected reprisal for last week's missile strike by Iran, the Israeli TV channel Kan11 claimed on Sunday.
Tehran fired over 180 ballistic missiles at targets in Israel last Tuesday, calling the barrage its reaction to the assassinations of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the Iranian move a "big mistake."
American officials are offering Israel a "compensation package" for refraining from attacks on specific locations in Iran, the channel said. The payoff would include "diplomatic protection" and more weapons, its reporter Amichai Stein stated, citing US sources.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told CNN on Sunday that "everything is on the table" in terms of the selection of targets, commenting on a public call by US President Joe Biden not to attack Iranian nuclear and oil facilities.
Comment: It is hardly much of a compensation package as Israel gets as much diplomatic protection and weapons as it wishes.
Comment: Israel is able to blackmail the whole world into not acting to stop Israeli genocidal acts and non respect for international laws. It has also made it clear that it has a Samson option, which is to take the rest of the world down via nuclear weapons if it feels itself threatened. Regarding Iran, what if Iran also has its own Samson option vis a vis Israel?
For a discussion on Israel, see yesterdays Newsreal with Joe and Niall: