Israel’s war cabinet gave its military the green light Monday for a retaliatory strike against Iran, but later that night, it decided to wait for “operational reasons,” Axios reported Wednesday, citing two Israeli officials.

It’s the second time that a decision on retaliation has been postponed since Iran attacked Israel with hundreds of drones and missiles Saturday. The Islamic regime warned Israel against retaliation, reportedly threatening to use “weapons that we have not used before” in response.

“We are not sure why and how close it was to an actual attack,” a U.S. official told Axios. Another U.S. official confirmed that Israel told the Biden administration Monday that it decided to wait.

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