Israeli officials say the current assessment is that Iran is deliberately avoiding drawing Israel into the conflict, which is why it has refrained from attacking Israeli territory. According to the officials, two scenarios could prompt Israel to enter the fighting: a direct Iranian attack on Israel, or a formal US request for Israeli military involvement. Neither scenario has occurred, they said.
Israeli officials have reiterated the assessment that Iran is deliberately avoiding a direct confrontation with Israel, according to a report circulating Thursday evening. The officials identified two specific scenarios that would change that calculus: a direct Iranian attack on Israeli territory, or a formal request from the United States for Israeli military involvement. Neither has occurred, they said.
The assessment echoes a similar report published by The Zioneer at 17:12 Jerusalem, in which two Israeli sources told i24NEWS that Iran has no interest in drawing Israel into the conflict. Earlier, at 16:48, Israeli security authorities assessed that the US-Iran conflict is not expected to spill over into Israel at this stage, as reported by Maariv.
The new report adds granularity by naming the precise triggers that would bring Israel into the fighting, while confirming that the core assessment — that Iran is holding back — remains unchanged. No official Israeli confirmation of the report has been issued, and the assessment remains attributed to unnamed officials.
2 developments
- DevelopingIran reportedly waiting to see first steps by Israel and US before retaliating
- DevelopingIsraeli official silence amid unverified claim of US strikes on Iran
- DevelopingAnalyst assesses Iran's two options for responding: restraint or symbolic strike
- StrongIsrael assesses no spillover from US-Iran conflict at this stage, Maariv reports
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