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Source: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-898671
Israel Could Not Let Iran's Missile Attack Go Unanswered
(Jerusalem Post) Alex Winston - Israel's decision to strike military targets in Iran early Monday was a deliberate response to Iranian missiles launched toward the country, presenting a dangerous test by Tehran that Jerusalem could not afford to leave unanswered. Yemen's Houthis also rejoined the fray. Had Israel allowed the attack without response, the message to Tehran would have been that it was allowed to fire directly at Israel while assuming that American diplomatic pressure would keep Jerusalem's hands tied. Iran's missile attack was a test of whether Israel's ability to defend itself has become subordinate to American-Iranian diplomacy. Iran did not attack Israel due to a strike on its cities or nuclear facilities. It was responding to an Israeli attack on Hizbullah. If Tehran is allowed to fire missiles at Israel after every Israeli strike on Hizbullah, then Hizbullah effectively gains strategic immunity. Not responding would have set a dangerous precedent.