Iran Update, April 15, 2024
Apr 15, 2024 - ISW Press![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/Israel-Hamas%20War%20Graphic_393.jpg?itok=7YUe10Rq)
Israeli officials have emphasized the need to respond to the Iranian drone and missile attack but have not specified how or when they will do so. An unnamed US official told Axios that Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a phone call on April 15 that Israel has “no choice” but to respond to the Iranian attack. Gallant stated that Israel will not allow ballistic missiles to be launched against its territory without a response. An unnamed Israeli official told NBC News that Israel’s response may be “imminent” following an Israeli war cabinet meeting on April 15. The official added that any Israeli response will be coordinated with the United States.