171
Israel is considering “going big” in its retaliation against Iran despite fears of an all-out conflict in the Middle East, according to reports, after the Islamic republic launched hundreds of missiles at the Jewish state during the weekend.
The country’s war cabinet met on Sunday to decide between military retaliation or responding to Iran’s attack in a more measured way, according to the Financial Times, citing an Israeli figure familiar with the government’s deliberations.
Nationalist figures in Israel called on the five-person cabinet – which includes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – to choose the first, despite allied fears of a “catastrophic escalation” leading to a wider war in the Middle East and the Third World war.
You Might Also Like
- King Charles is seen leaving Clarence House followed by Queen Camilla after days of royal conspiracy theories
- Two years of defiance: Before and after images show how Ukraine has been able to rebuild its war-torn streets even as battle still rages ahead of second anniversary of Russia’s invasion
- Melania Trump wears an all-white suit to accompany her husband Donald to an ostentatious dinner at Mar-a-Lago with Hungarian autocrat leader Viktor Orban, who skipped a visit to the White House to rub shoulders with Republicans.
- Liverpool: Man in his 30s dies after turning up to hospital with a gunshot wound in the middle of the night