ANDUS President Joe Biden warned Israel this Wednesday that USA will not support attacking nuclear facilities in Iran.
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“The answer is no,” he told the media regarding the possibility that the Government of the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, retaliate against the attack on Israel on Tuesday, when 180 Iranian ballistic missiles entered Israeli territory.
Biden made these brief statements before boarding the presidential helicopter and detailed that the G7 is working “on a joint statement” to condemn the Iranian attack.
“We will discuss with the Israelis what they are going to do,” since Israel “needs to respond,” he said.
In a statement, the White House reported this Wednesday that Biden participated in a call with the G7 to analyze “Iran’s unacceptable attack against Israel and coordinate a response,” which will include new sanctions.
“President Biden and the G7 unequivocally condemned Iran’s attack on Israel. President Biden expressed America’s full solidarity and support for Israel and its people, and reaffirmed America’s strong commitment to Israel’s security,” it said. indicated in the text.
What the State Department said
In a press conference, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said that the Iranian attack was “an unprecedented escalation” and defended that Israel “has the right to respond.”
The spokesperson stressed that, although the United States can express to Israel its opinion on what that response should be, it is the Netanyahu Government that has the final say.
“They are a sovereign country that makes their own decisions. We have conversations at different levels about what we believe is best for them and for the region, but it is up to them to make the decisions,” Miller said.
Around 19:31 local time (16:31 GMT) on Tuesday, 180 Iranian ballistic missiles entered Israeli territory and, although most were intercepted, some managed to hit and a Palestinian was killed in Jericho (occupied West Bank) by the fall of the remains of an interception.
The Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, assured this Wednesday that Israel intends to respond to the massive Iranian attack and that it has “the capacity to reach and hit any point in the Middle East.”
“Those among our friends who have not understood it yet will soon understand it,” Halevi threatened.
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