Jerusalem Post cites New York Times: Biden warned Netanyahu against a 'broad response' to Islamic Republic attacks

According to the Jerusalem Post, citing the New York Times, after the Islamic Republic's attacks on Israel in Farvardin this year, Joe Biden warned Benjamin Netanyahu that if he sought to respond broadly to these attacks, he would not receive U.S. support. Following the unsuccessful attack by the Islamic Republic on Israel and the interception of all drones and missiles fired, Biden told the Israeli Prime Minister in a call: 'You won, and refrain from a broad response here.' The New York Times reported that this request initially faced opposition from Netanyahu, but after Biden threatened 'lack of support' for an Israeli attack on Iran, the Israeli Prime Minister agreed to a brief response to the Islamic Republic. Meanwhile, Lloyd Austin, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, emphasized U.S. support for Israel in the face of increasing threats from the Iranian regime and its regional allies during a call with Yoav Gallant, the Israeli Defense Minister, on Thursday, Farvardin 23. Joe Biden, the President of the United States, on Wednesday, Farvardin 22, during a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Japan at the White House, referred to the threats from the Islamic Republic of Iran against Israel, stating: 'They threaten to carry out a significant attack against Israel. As I told Benjamin Netanyahu, our commitment to Israel's security against these threats from Iran and its proxy forces is ironclad.' Matthew Miller, the spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, stated during a press conference on Thursday, Farvardin 23, that Antony Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State, conveyed a message to Tehran through phone calls with the foreign ministers of China, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey in the past 24 hours, urging them to avoid escalating tensions. On Farvardin 25, the Islamic Republic retaliated against an Israeli attack on its consulate building in Damascus, which resulted in the deaths of several Quds Force commanders, launching a significant number of missiles and drones at Israel. Most of these weapons were intercepted by Israel's allies before reaching Israeli airspace, with only a few managing to penetrate Israel's defenses and land in desert areas. The article also mentions the killing of a Hezbollah field commander, a knife attack in northern Israel that left one dead, claims of involvement by Yemen's Houthis and 'Islamic Resistance of Iraq' in an attack on a 'vital target' in Haifa, threats from Khamenei's advisor to Israel, stating that they would support Hezbollah with 'all means,' increased tensions at the Israel-Lebanon border with Hezbollah launching 40 rockets, and the importance of high voter turnout for the Iranian regime's stability and legitimacy according to the Washington Post. Additionally, Israel called for international cooperation to counter the Islamic Republic's cyber attacks, at least 24 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, and Biden's envoy warned Hassan Nasrallah that if Hezbollah's attacks continued, the U.S. would not be able to stop Israel.