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Israel says to hit back at Iran based on 'national interest'

US President Joe Biden has cautioned Israel against striking Iran's nuclear or oil facilities to avoid a further regional escalation and amid concerns over global energy prices.

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Tue, October 15, 2024 Published on Oct. 15, 2024 Published on 2024-10-15T14:55:16+07:00

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Israel says to hit back at Iran based on 'national interest' A picture shows a general view of the South Pars gas field facilities in the southern Iranian port town of Assaluyeh on the shore of the Gulf on November 19, 2015. (AFP/Atta Kenare)

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srael will consider the United States's opinion but will act against an Iranian missile attack based on its own "national interests", Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Tuesday.

US President Joe Biden has cautioned Israel against striking Iran's nuclear or oil facilities to avoid a further regional escalation and amid concerns over global energy prices.

"We listen to the opinions of the United States, but we will make our final decisions based on our national interest," the office said.

The statement followed a Washington Post report, citing unnamed US officials, that Netanyahu had reassured the White House any counterstrike would be limited to military sites.

The Wall Street Journal, also anonymous US officials, said the assurance was made in a call last week between Netanyahu and Biden, as well as in conversations between US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant.

The plan "was met with relief in Washington", the Washington Post reported.

Iran launched about 200 missiles at Israel on October 1 in retaliation for an Israeli strike in Beirut that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Iranian general Abbas Nilforoushan.

Israel has vowed to retaliate for the Iranian missile attack, with Defence Minister Gallant saying the response would be "deadly, precise, and surprising".

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