Israel has the means to strike Iran very hard, but Washington's position is closely scrutinized. Initially, Israel declared victory: 99% of the drones and missiles fired by Iran were intercepted in flight by the various defense systems or Israeli planes.
“We intercepted, we stopped (the Iranian attack) and together, we will prevail,” proclaimed Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister. Israel can react massively in response to the aggression of another sovereign state or depending on the damage caused by Iranian missiles and drones during the night from Saturday to Sunday. The whole question now is how Israel will react to the first direct attack by the Iranian Islamic Republic against its territory, while until now Tehran acted against Israel by activating its allies such as Lebanese Hezbollah, the Yemeni Houthi rebels or various Syrian and Iraqi Shiite militias. The government will have to resolve a dilemma, according to Israeli Army Radio, the government will need to decide how to respond to Iran's attack on Israel. The Israeli government has repeatedly threatened reprisals in the event of aggression.