ABC correspondents in Jerusalem and Washington weigh in on Iran’s attack

Please raise Israel’s military says its chief of staff has been given approval for a retaliation. We don’t know what that will look like, if it’ll happen on Iranian territory or perhaps in a third party country that supports Iran, like Syria or Lebanon. But we do expect there’ll be some sort of response within the next 24 hours. But Israel will be acutely aware of how dangerous this moment is, sitting on the precipice of what could turn into a major regional war if this situation escalates. And there are countries in the Middle East. That don’t want that. They are urging Israel to show restraint. Iran, for its part, says this operation is now over. But it too is warning Israel that if Israel shows a significant response, then Iran will increase its attack on Israel further than what we’ve seen here in the last 24 hours. And countries across the world are increasingly concerned, including Israel’s closest ally, the United States. My colleague Barbara Miller has been monitoring events in Washington. Bob. Yeah, the president is clearly very worried about the possibility of this conflict getting deeper and wider. He’s seeking to reassure Israel that the US has its back, at the same time to urge restraint. We’re told that Joe Biden told Benjamin Netanyahu in that call that Israel had demonstrated A remarkable ability to defend itself, and it sent a clear message to its foes. Now, the underlying message from Washington there is that Israel, with the help of US, the US, and others. Has done enough and should not further provoke matters. And also later today, Joe Biden, we here will convene a meeting of G7 leaders as he really seeks to coordinate a united diplomatic response to these attacks.