Iran has launched 'pilotless aircraft' at Israel, prompting condemnation from the UK. Israel is prepared for the attack, says Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari. Key players in the region do not want a wider conflict, says military analyst Sean Bell.
Reacting to the news that Iran has launched both drones and missiles at Israel , military analyst Sean Bell says that although a wider escalation is possible, key players in the wider region do not want a wider conflict. 'We have seen several times over the last few months with opportunities that Israel has attacked Hezbollah and they have responded and we thought that would get out of control, but it hasn't,' he says.
'It is almost certain that Iran doesn't want to go to war with Israel and certainly not against America, but after that fateful attack on 1 April which killed 13 people including senior military commanders - Israel must have expected some sort of retribution would be in hand.'Israel has not confirmed it was behind the airstrike on the Iranian embassy in Syria. When asked what he makes of cruise missiles also being launched, Bell says that it feels like a response Iran would choose.
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