US calls for calm after officials say Israeli missile hit Iran - BBC News
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Antony Blinken says Washington was not involved in any offensive operation, as Iran downplays reports of attack.

An Israeli missile has hit Iran, two US officials have told the BBC’s US partner CBS News.

Iranian state media is reporting that flights have been suspended over several cities, according to Associated Press.

Iran has been on high alert after Israel said it would respond to an Iranian attack against it on Saturday night

  • danc4498@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    7 months ago

    These posts always focus on how USA are the bad guys for support Israel, but I wonder how popular this war is in Israel. Do the Israeli people support what Netanyahu is doing?

    • steventhedev@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      7 months ago

      IDI are vocal in their criticism of Netanyahu, but their statistical methods tend to hold up. They answer your question pretty succinctly:

      We found that a very large majority of the total sample (89%) think that Hamas bears a great deal of responsibility for the suffering of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip.

      And also:

      we asked: “Given the current circumstances, is Israel’s leadership is doing its utmost to secure the release of the hostages?” We found that slightly more than half of the Jewish respondents think or are certain that the leadership is doing all it can to bring the hostages home. Only a small minority of Arab respondents concur.

    • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      92·
      7 months ago

      They support the Genocide of Palesitnians, but attacking Iran had a majority opposition. Because Iran can shoot back.