The United States government says it will not take part in a counter-offensive against Iran, an option that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s war cabinet favours, after a mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory.
Speaking on ABC’s ‘This Week’ program on Sunday, John Kirby, the White House’s top national security spokesperson, said the U.S. will continue to help Israel defend itself but does not want war.
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Also, According to Jordanian state media, King Abdullah told US President Biden in a phone call on Sunday that any further escalation from Israel would widen the conflict in the region.
Israeli officials said Netanyahu’s five-member war cabinet favoured retaliation in a meeting on Sunday, though the panel is divided over the timing and scale of any such response.
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