SpaceWar.com reports: “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Tuesday that Israel — and not the United States — will decide how it will strike back after Iran fired around 200 missiles at his country earlier this month…

According to a Washington Post report on Monday citing unnamed US officials, Netanyahu reassured the White House that Israel was only contemplating targeting military sites.

A statement from Netanyahu’s office on Tuesday took a different tone.

‘We listen to the opinions of the United States, but we will make our final decisions based on our national interest,’ the statement said…”