President Biden has told Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the U.S. won’t support any Israeli counterattack against Iran, a senior White House official told Axios.
Biden reportedly made the declaration on a phone call Saturday after Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel,
Biden and his senior advisers are highly concerned an Israeli response to Iran’s attack on Israel would lead to a regional war with catastrophic consequences, U.S. officials said.
Iran launched attack drones and missiles against Israel on Saturday night local time in retaliation for an airstrike in Syria earlier this month that killed a top Iranian general.
“More than 200 drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles were fired from Iran,” IDF spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said.
Most of the threats were intercepted outside of Israeli airspace, he said.
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