Israel Yet to Make Iran Call as It Steps Up Beirut Strikes
- Security cabinet meeting ended without a decision on Thursday
- US trying to persuade Israel to limit response to Iran attack
Destroyed buildings as rescue workers search for victims following an airstrike in Beirut, on Oct. 11.
Photographer: Hussein Malla/AP Photo
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Israel has yet to decide how to retaliate against Iran for last week’s missile attack, according to an Israeli official, and remains under pressure from the US and others to limit the severity of its response.
A security cabinet meeting on Thursday ended without a decision on what the response should be, said the official, who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations. It’s unclear if there are divisions within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government or if it’s biding its time.