being discussed publicly. trey so it s not yet being discussed publicly, but we do know the israelis have a variety of targets picked out already in iran. certainly there is a spectrum that we re looking at here. they could target iran s nuclear facilities. of course, the israelis have been incredibly concerned as the iranians continue their uranium enrichment program, getting closer to a nuclear bomb. they could choose targets like a drone factory, for example, where they manufactured many of these shaheed drones that were used in the attack overnight and that are also sold to the russians to target ukraine. there are a variety of options on the table. certainly the americans are going to try and encourage the israelis to do something that keeps the region back from the brink of a broader escalation and war. but israel will ultimately make the final decision. and we do understand the security cabinet overnight voted to allow just three people to decide. and that s israel s
and whether it will be a military one. this morning. also breathing a sigh of relief after a successful interception of hundreds of missiles and drones, those fired by iran unleashing the arsenal in retaliation for the april 1st attack on the iranian consulate in syria. i m jonathan hunt, live in los angeles. it is now 10 a.m. sunday morning in israel, where they are finally looking to assess the damage following iran s first ever direct military assault on an israeli territory. that damage is minimal, with israel s air defense systems, along with us military action taking out 99% of the iranian drones and missiles. but the message iran wanted to send is very clear. together with our allies and partners, we are operating at a at we re operating at full force to defend the state of israel and the people of israel. we will continue to fulfill this mission. the white house is monitoring the situation closely. president biden has been in contact with israeli prime minister benjam
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