Israel's PM could find himself being given red lines when it comes to who rules the Gaza strip when the fighting against the militant group currently ruling it, Hamas, stops.
Throughout his career Benjamin Netanyahu has been a generally cautious politician, either deferring decisions or taking the least incendiary options. There's a school of thought in Israel that he had no choice but to act after the Iranian barrage of missiles and drones. To not do anything would have flown in the face of decades of Israeli security policy.
Read more: Key moments in the Middle East this weekIran calls Israeli strike 'infiltration' as it downplays attack on Supreme Leader's birthday It is why his radical national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, has labelled the Israeli response as 'lame' on social media. Strong words yes, but he is unlikely to cause a major headache on the Iranian question. Mr Netanyahu's far-right coalition members are thought much more likely to be very demanding when it comes to Gaza.
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