//Israel said mulling attacks on Iran oil rigs, nuclear sites in response to missile attack//

Cabinet said resolved to respond militarily, but has not decided how; officials also weighing targeted assassinations, attacks on air defenses; response to be coordinated with US///////////

The United States on Wednesday signaled a willingness to support Israel in a potential response, with the White House promising “severe consequences for this attack,” and saying it “will work with Israel to make that the case.”

    Israeli security forces at the scene where a missile fired from Iran hit a school in the town of Gedera, October 1, 2024. 

Asked how he wanted Israel to respond, US President Joe Biden said this was a matter in “active discussion” and that the consequences for Tehran “remain to be seen.”

    Israelis take cover inside a bomb shelter at Ben Gurion Airport as a siren alert is sounded amid a ballistic missile attack           from Iran, October 1, 2024.

US officials told Western outlets on Wednesday that while the Biden administration supports an Israeli response, it believes such a response should be limited, and is concerned about the consequences of escalation.

Republicans and pro-Israel Democrats in the US Congress, meanwhile, urged the White House to back Israel in a harsh response.

“I urge the reimposition of a maximum pressure campaign against Iran and fully support Israel’s right to respond disproportionately to stop this threat,” said Senator Marco Rubio, using the Trump administration’s phrase for its exertion of harsh sanctions.