Biden issues stern warning to Israel over plans to strike Iran's nuclear facilities in response to missile attack

President Joe Biden said he does not support Israel striking Iran's atomic sites successful consequence to nan rocket onslaught against its people.

'The reply is no,' he told reporters walking pinch him to South Carolina to spot fallout from Hurricane Helene.

Iran fired much than 180 ballistic missiles astatine Israel connected Tuesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Iran would salary for nan attack. Some analysts interest that could mean an onslaught connected Iranian atomic sites.

Biden noted nan G7 leaders held a telephone earlier successful nan time and supported Israel - to a point.

'We'll beryllium discussing pinch nan Israelis what they're going to do, but each 7 of america work together that they person a correct to respond but nan consequence - but they should respond proportionally,' he said.

The G7 comprises nan United States, Canada, Britain, Italy, France, Germany and Japan. 

The leaders said that a negotiated solution was still viable and a region-wide conflict was successful nary one's interest.

Biden said location would beryllium much sanctions imposed connected Iran and said he would speak soon pinch Netanyahu.

'Obviously, Iran is measurement disconnected course,' he said.

Matthew Miller, nan State Department spokesman, said nan U.S. would proceed discussing pinch Israel what shape its consequence to Iran would take. 

'But ultimately, it's up to them — arsenic it is for immoderate sovereign state — to make their ain decisions,' Miller noted.

The escalation connected aggregate fronts has raised fears of a wider warfare successful nan Middle East that could further tie successful Iran - which backs Hezbollah and Hamas - arsenic good arsenic nan United States, which has rushed subject assets to nan region successful support of Israel. 

Israel and Hezbollah said their troops were fighting astatine adjacent scope successful confederate Lebanon.

Israel said 8 of its soldiers had been killed,