The United States would have accepted the Israeli plan for an operation in Rafahin the south of the Gaza Strip, in exchange for the Jewish state not launching a major attack on Iran in retaliation for the Iranian raid on Israel. The Qatari publication Al-Araby Al-Jadeed wrote about it – quoting Egyptian officials.
“The US administration has shown that it accepts the plan previously presented by the occupation government regarding the military operation in Rafah, in exchange for renouncing a large-scale attack against Iran,” writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed , quoted by the Times of Israel, attributing the statement to an official in Cairo, according to whom preparations were underway to allow Egypt to deal with any possible impact of the planned operation.
Nyt, Israel miscalculated Iran’s response to Damascus attack
Furthermore, according to what the New York Times writes citing several American officials involved in high-level discussions and a senior Israeli official, Tel Aviv miscalculated Iran’s response to attack that destroyed Tehran’s consulate in Damascus. And this miscalculation could cause the much feared escalation in the region. ”The Israelis made a grave miscalculation in thinking that Iran would not react forcefully,” the newspaper said.
The New York Times writes that US officials were angry that they were informed only minutes before the Israeli attack on Damascus and that they were not told its significance. Two Israeli officials told the New York Times that plans for the attack began two months before it was carried out and that it was approved by the war cabinet on March 22.