The Israeli government refused to confirm an attack on an air base near Isfahan, in retaliation for 350 Iranian missile and drone attacks on Saturday. There was silence in the ranks among Israeli ministers and senior officers.
To circumvent censorship, newspapers, radio stations, and television channels have adopted the usual tactic of quoting information published in the American media. This concern for discretion is part of a communication strategy and, above all, a concern not to trigger a military escalation that the United States and Europeans want to avoid at all costs. The attack attributed to Israel was limited in order to allow the Iranian regime not to be forced to react and attack Israel again, according to military commentator Ron Ben Yishai, military commentator for Ynet, the most important Israeli news site. To achieve this objective, Israel targeted a base, which would have been used to fire some of the 350 Iranian missiles and drones towards Israeli territory on Saturday, he says. He adds: "The attack was limited so that Iran would not have to react again."