America Asks Iran To Stop Attacks On Israel

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JAKARTA - The White House urged Iran to stop its attacks on Israel so that this fighting cycle could end.

Israel has announced that their response to Iran's ballistic missile strike on October 1 has been completed. As Israel has stated, their response is self-defense exercises and has specifically avoided populated areas and focused solely on military targets, in contrast to Iran's attack on Israel targeting Israel's most populous city," said National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett after the Israeli attack on Iran. CNN reported on Saturday, October 26.

The United States is not a participant in this operation. Our goal is to accelerate diplomacy and ease tensions in the Middle East region. We urge Iran to stop its attacks on Israel so that this fighting cycle can end without further escalation," Savett added.

Israel launched a direct counter-attack against Iran in response to Tehran's ballistic missile attack earlier this month.

Meanwhile, Iran said it was ready to retaliate against Israeli missile attacks, according to a top Iranian official.

Israel's Defense Forces (IDF) announced it had attacked Iranian military targets in retaliation for an earlier Iranian attack on Israel on October 1.

According to CBS News citing a source, Israel's attack on Iran was limited to a military target, not a nuclear or oil facility.

Iran said the Israeli attack on its country's military facilities on Saturday morning caused limited damage' in several locations.

Israel attacked parts of the military centers in Tehran, Khuzestan, and Islam.

State news agency IRNA reported the attack was intercepted and countered by Iran's integrated air defense system.

Iranian officials previously said air defenses were deployed in several locations around Tehran and other areas.

Meanwhile, Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Yahwi confirmed his country had completed a reply against Iran by targeting a military target.

"We can now confirm that we have concluded Israel's response to the Iranian attack on Israel," said Rear Admiral Daniel aired in a video message shared by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reported by CNN, Saturday, October 26.

"We carried out targeted and precise attacks on military targets in Iran, thwarting direct threats against the State of Israel. The Israeli Defense Forces have fulfilled their mission," he said.

Badminton warned that if Iran started a new escalation, Israel would re-response it.

"Our message is clear, everyone who threatens the country of Israel and tries to drag the region into a broader escalation will suffer the consequences",principateLY

"Today we show that we have the ability and determination to act decisively, and we are ready to attack and defend, to defend the Israeli state and the Israeli people," he said.