Israel divided over response to Iran missile attack

Israel, government vote on response to Iran falls through. The cabinet meeting, which began late yesterday evening and lasted four hours, ended without reaching a vote on Israel’s response plan to Iran’s missile attack on October 1.

According to The Time of Israeli, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant will therefore not be able to leave for Washington, where he was scheduled to meet with his counterpart Lloyd Austin, because Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vetoed the plan until the government votes on the retaliation plan. Netanyahu was blocking Gallant’s visit because he wanted to speak with US President Joe Biden about Israel’s planned retaliation against Iran before the defense minister departed.

UN Inquiry Needed into Israeli Attacks on UNIFIL

Israeli military attacks on United Nations peacekeeping units in southwestern Lebanon are “in violation of the laws of war,” and the UN “should urgently establish, and UN member states should support, an international investigation into hostilities in Lebanon and Israel with a mandate to publicly report violations,” According to Human Rights Watch (HRW).

Michel: Attacks on UN peacekeeping missions are unacceptable

According to The Guardian “An attack against a UN peace mission is not responsible, is not acceptable and that’s why we call on Israel and we call on all sides to fully respect international humanitarian law,” European Council President Charles Michel condemned attacks on United Nations peacekeeping operations after UNIFIL peacekeepers said Israeli forces had opened fire on their headquarters in southern Lebanon. Michel said on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Laos.