INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
US officials believe Israel has narrowed down targets in its potential response to Iran’s attack this month to military and energy
infrastructure, NBC reported on Saturday.The Middle East remains on high alert for further escalation in a year of war as Israel battles
Iran-backed groups Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza, Reuters reported.Israel has repeatedly said it will respond to Iran’s October 1
missile barrage, which was launched in retaliation for Israel’s military operations in Gaza and Lebanon and the killings of a string of
Hamas and Hezbollah leaders.There is no indication that Israel will target nuclear facilities or carry out assassinations, the NBC report
said, citing unnamed US officials and adding that Israel has not made final decisions about how and when to act.US and Israeli officials
said a response could come during the current Yom Kippur holiday, according to the report.The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah
militants erupted a year ago when Hezbollah began launching rockets at northern Israel at the start of the Gaza war, and has sharply
escalated in recent weeks.Reuters reported that Hezbollah said on Sunday it was fighting Israeli forces trying to infiltrate Ramya village
in southern Lebanon.Israel’s military said it continues to operate in southern Lebanon to dismantle “terrorist infrastructure”.“Over
the past day, the IAF (air force) has struck approximately 200 Hezbollah targets deep in Lebanon and southern Lebanon, including terrorist
cells, launchers, anti-tank missile posts, and terrorist infrastructure sites,” it said.Israel also said five launches that crossed from
Lebanon were intercepted by the air force.The post US officials believe Israel will target military and energy sites in Iran first appeared
