Israel had grown used to targeting Iranian officials without head-on retaliation from Iran, an assumption overturned by Iran’s attacks on Saturday.
A meeting of Israel’s war cabinet ended with no decision on how to proceed after Iran fired hundreds of missiles and drones overnight, nearly all of them intercepted. World leaders urged restraint and Iran signaled that it would not strike further unless attacked.
The girl, who lives in a Negev desert community that is home to Arab Bedouins, was clinging to life in a hospital after the attack.
Speaker Mike Johnson left unclear whether the vote on the security package, coming after Iranian attacks on Israel, would also include aid for Ukraine.
Opinion | Iran Just Made a Big Mistake. Israel Shouldn’t Follow. - The New York Times (nytimes.com)