Tel Aviv: The recent attack on a military facility in the Iranian city of Isfahan was neither confirmed nor denied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but he did tell reporters on Friday that his nation is making every effort to undermine "Iran's capabilities" across numerous "arenas."

Netanyahu stated, "We concentrated mainly on the Iranian issue," following a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. According to the Jerusalem Post, there has been a significant rapprochement between Israel and France regarding how we view the Iranian threat.

At various levels, we engage in independent operations against Iran, but these efforts also consistently aim to weaken or harm Iran's offensive capabilities, according to Netanyahu. The capabilities of Iran are, of course, also harmed or diminished in comparison to those of other arenas.

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According to an unnamed official cited by the Times of Israel, Netanyahu allegedly told Macron that he was willing to send "military objects" to Ukraine. The PM's office declined to comment on what was discussed.

Tehran claimed that a military facility in Isfahan, which was recently attacked and is thought to have served as a hub for the production of drones and missiles, was attacked by East Jerusalem. President Vladimir Zelensky of Ukraine's top aide suggested that the raid was related to the ongoing conflict with Russia, saying“Ukraine did warn you.”

Iran has been charged with supplying Russia with drones used in the Ukraine conflict by Kiev and its Western backers on numerous occasions. Iran and Russia both refute the accusations. Although Tehran acknowledged sending some drones to Moscow, it emphasised that the delivery occurred before the current hostilities, which started in February 2022.

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Netanyahu was quoted by a number of media outlets as saying he was "certainly looking into" sending Iron Dome air defence systems to Ukraine earlier this week. The previous Israeli government claimed that such a course of action was impractical because it had no spare weapons, despite Kiev's demand for the weapons.

Although Washington, the organization's primary supporter in the West, has been under pressure from Kiev to persuade Jerusalem to reconsider, Iron Dome is partially funded by US tax dollars. The Joe Biden Administration expects Netanyahu's government to "provide support for all of Ukraine's needs," specifically including "humanitarian, economic, and security," according to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday during a two-day visit to Israel.

To Kiev's dismay, Israeli assistance to Ukraine has so far only included things like medical equipment and ambulances and has refrained from providing arms and ammunition.

Regarding rumours that Israel might join the US and NATO in arming Kiev, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters this week in Moscow: "All countries that supply weapons [to Ukraine] should understand that we will consider these [weapons] to be legitimate targets for Russian armed forces."

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"Any attempts to supply more, different, or even unrealized but announced weapons have caused and will continue to cause this crisis to escalate. And everyone ought to know this, Zakharova continued.