“We will respond to Iran when the time is right,” the War Council minister said Benny Gantza few hours after the massive attack by Tehran with at least 300 drones and ballistic missiles.

“We will build a regional coalition and exact a price from Iran in the way and timing that is right for us,” Ganj said in a statement shortly before Israel’s war cabinet convened to discuss Israel’s response to its attack. Iran.

Gantz also said that Israel must take back the hostages held by Hamas and secure its southern and northern borders so that people who have evacuated their homes in those areas can return.

IDF spokesman: We must be ready for a new war front with Iran

Earlier, Israeli Defense Forces spokesman IDF Lt.-Col. Peter Lerner told Skynews that the Israeli armed forces must be prepared for the possibility of a new war front with Iran.

Asked if he has opened a new front, he replied: “Of course I hope not, (but) I think we have to be prepared for this reality.” He added that it must be ensured that the Iranians will not try to kill Israelis again.

Asked if there would be retaliation from Israel, the spokesman said: “That’s a very good question. We have our eye on the government today, the government will meet later today and take its decisions and give the relevant instructions.”

He also said that a “handful” of ballistic missiles hit targets on Israeli soil, and that a seven-year-old girl was injured and is in serious condition.

The IDF spokesman also praised the show of unity in the face of the attack, citing US, British and French assistance in Israel’s defense.

Fidan to Abdollahian: We don’t want further escalation

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan had a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdullahian.

Turkish diplomatic sources say Hakan Fidan told the Iranian minister that Turkey does not want further escalation in the region following Iran’s retaliation against Israel on the night of April 13 and that it wants “steps that would increase tension to stop.”

Hossein Amir Abdollahian, for his part, reportedly stated according to the same sources, that the retaliatory operation against Israel has ended and Iran will not proceed with a new operation unless attacked. If Iran is attacked again, it will respond more strongly this time, Iran’s foreign minister told Hakan Fidan.

After communicating with Abdollahian, Hakan Fidan also had a telephone conversation with UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron. The two ministers stressed the need to avoid further escalation in the region, Turkish diplomatic sources said.

Similar to Turkey was the reaction of Azerbaijan, a country that is usually in close coordination with Ankara.

In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, it is stated that it is deeply concerned about the situation in the region. “We call on all parties to exercise restraint and refrain from actions that will further destabilize the situation in the Middle East,” according to the statement.