Benjamin Netanyahu has never believed in peace and the US does not approve of the level of “collateral damage” in attacks by Israel, Nancy Pelosi has said. Meanwhile, China has added it names to a growing list condemning Israeli attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
Netanyahu: Israel will make its own decisions
Israel will make its own decisions regarding its national interests, but will listen to the US, Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has said.
The prime minister’s office release a statement attached to a Washington Post article which said that Mr Netanyahu had told President Joe Biden’s administration that Israel would strike Iranian military targets – and not nuclear or oil facilities.
“We listen to the opinions of the United States, but we will make our final decisions based on our national interests,” the office said.
It comes as the region braces for Israeli retaliation for a massive Iranian missile attack on the 1 October, which Tehran said was in response to Israeli assassinations of political leaders of groups including Hamas on foreign soil.