Iran closed its nuclear facilities on Sunday, the day of its attack on Israel, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, said on Monday. Grossi was asked about the possibility of an Israeli retaliatory strike against Iranian nuclear installations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had instead called on the international community to “remain united” in the face of “Iranian aggression, which threatens world peace” The Israeli army will “respond to the launch of so many cruise missiles and drones on the territory of the State of Israel,” declared Monday evening the chief of staff of the Israeli army, General Herzi Halevi, visiting the Nevatim base (south) hit by a strike. The head of British diplomacy, David Cameron, ruled out his country's participation in a response to Iran's attack. US President Joe Biden, called on Israel to avoid an escalation and instead try to work towards a “ceasefire in the Gaza Strip”