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White House Calls Netanyahu's Comments on US Weapons 'Perplexing'

White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby participates in a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 17 June 2024. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS
White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby participates in a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 17 June 2024. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS
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White House Calls Netanyahu's Comments on US Weapons 'Perplexing'

White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby participates in a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 17 June 2024. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS
White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby participates in a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 17 June 2024. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

The White House on Thursday said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's comments on the US-supplied weapons was "incorrect."

Netanyahu on Tuesday said he told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that it was "inconceivable" that in the past few months Washington was "withholding weapons and ammunitions" to Israel.

"It was perplexing to say the least, certainly disappointing, especially given that no other country is doing more to help Israel defend itself against the threat by Hamas," White House spokesman John Kirby told reporters.

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Hezbollah Official Says Group Will Not 'Initiate' Attack on Israel after Israeli Strikes on Iran

FILED - 27 October 2023, Iran, Chomein: A woman sorts flags of the Lebanese Hezbollah militia in a factory. Photo: Arne Immanuel Bansch/dpa
FILED - 27 October 2023, Iran, Chomein: A woman sorts flags of the Lebanese Hezbollah militia in a factory. Photo: Arne Immanuel Bansch/dpa
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Hezbollah Official Says Group Will Not 'Initiate' Attack on Israel after Israeli Strikes on Iran

FILED - 27 October 2023, Iran, Chomein: A woman sorts flags of the Lebanese Hezbollah militia in a factory. Photo: Arne Immanuel Bansch/dpa
FILED - 27 October 2023, Iran, Chomein: A woman sorts flags of the Lebanese Hezbollah militia in a factory. Photo: Arne Immanuel Bansch/dpa

A Hezbollah official said on Friday the Lebanese armed group backed by Iran would not unilaterally launch its own attack on Israel in response to Israeli strikes on Iran.

"Hezbollah will not initiate its own attack on Israel in retaliation for Israel’s strikes," the official told Reuters. A public statement from Hezbollah condemned Israel’s strikes and expressed full solidarity with Iran.

A Hezbollah official said the strikes on Iran “threaten to ignite the region”, according to AFP.

Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday in strikes that targeted the country's nuclear program and killed at least two top military officers, raising the potential for an all-out war between the two bitter Middle East adversaries.

The strikes came amid simmering tensions over Iran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program and appeared certain to trigger a reprisal.

Multiple sites around the country were hit, including Iran's main nuclear enrichment facility, where black smoke could be seen rising into the air.