in the military have referred us to a statement from the national security council spokesperson, sean sabot, and let me read it directly. we understand that israel is conducting targeted strikes against military targets in a wrong as an exercise of self defense. and in response to a ron's ballistic missile attack against israel on october. first, we would refer you to the israeli government for more information on their operation. now there's also a number of, of reports coming out in the us process indicating the child of the us officials were alerted by israel before the start of this uh, air strike campaign on a, ronnie and miller, 3 targets that apparently the us president joe biden who was at his home in delaware for the weekend has been apprised of the beginning of the attacks. and it said to be monitoring events very closely. and we understand that according to a multiple reports in recent weeks after the october, 1st start air strikes on tell of even other targets in israel that the u. s. had been telling israel that it should do everything possible to not strike nuclear facilities

i have this on the record comment from the national security spokesperson, sean sabot, and i'm reading directly from his statement. we understand that is real, as conducting target. it strikes against military targets in a ron, as an exercise of self was self defense. and in response to around list a missile attack against israel on october. first, we would refer you to the israeli government for more information on their operation. close quote. there's also been reported via the voice of america on the x, formerly known as twitter, that according to one us defense official, israel did give the was a heads up that this air strike was going to be taking place and has been reported in many times in recent weeks after that attack on television back on october 1st that the us had been warning is world that if and when it did decide to retaliate, that it should avoid going after around nuclear facilities. it should avoid going after or ron's oil facilities one to up had off the possibility of global economic chaos, which would result from surging oil prices. and also to prevent the signing