WH states that Israel must decide how to respond to Iran's attack
According to the IDF, Iran fired more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel.An array of over 300 unmanned drones and missiles fired on targets across the nation by Iran on Saturday night was described by Israeli military officials as a retaliatory strike against Israel. The United States and Israel, among other allies, intercepted all but a handful of them, according to officials.
Following the terrorist invasion by Hamas on October 7, the Israeli military started bombarding the Gaza Strip, over six months before to the attack on Israel.