Raf, welcome. What's the latest we're hearing from Israeli officials?

拉夫，歡迎。 我們從以色列官員那裡聽到的最新消息是什麼？

So, Alex, in just the last few minutes, Israel's Defense Ministry says the Defense Ministry here spoke to Lloyd Austin, the US Secretary of Defense.

所以，亞歷克斯，就在最後幾分鐘，以色列國防部表示，國防部長與美國國防部長勞埃德·奧斯汀進行了交談。

It is the third phone call between these two men in a little over 24 hours.

這是 24 小時內這兩個人之間的第三次通話。

They were actually speaking as that attack was underway last night.

他們實際上是在昨晚的襲擊發生時通話的。

The Israeli Defense Minister expressing appreciation to the United States for the role that American forces played in intercepting those drones and missiles on their way towards Israel.

以色列國防部長對美國軍隊在攔截這些前往以色列的無人機和飛彈方面所扮演的角色表示讚賞。

But you can bet that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin also raising the same point that President Biden did to Prime Minister Netanyahu, which is that the US does not want to see further escalation beyond what is already happening.

但你可以打賭，國防部長勞埃德·奧斯汀也向內塔尼亞胡總理提出了與拜登總統相同的觀點，即美國不希望看到局勢進一步升級。

Now, Israel's war cabinet concluded a little earlier this evening after several hours of deliberation about what Israel will do next.

現在，以色列戰時內閣在對以色列下一步將採取的行動進行了幾個小時的審議後，於今晚早些時候結束了會議。

An Israeli official tells me Israel will respond, but that no final decisions were made at that meeting about the timing of that response or the scale of that response.

一名以色列官員告訴我，以色列將做出回應，但該會議並未就回應的時間或回應的規模做出最終決定。

It could be a military response. It could be, as you just raised with former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, some kind of cyber response.

這可能是軍事回應。正如你剛提到的，也可能是某種形式的網絡回應，就像前總理納夫塔利·本內特所提出的那樣。

And it is not clear that Israel feels it needs to retaliate immediately.

目前尚不清楚以色列是否認為需要立即進行報復。

There is a little bit of breathing room for Israeli decision-makers at this point because the scale of the damage was so limited here in Israel.

此時以色列決策者還有一點喘息的空間，因為以色列境內的損失規模非常有限。

In just the last hour or so, the military has put out what it says are images of damage to Nevatim Air Base down in the South.

就在最後一個小時左右，軍方公佈了南部內瓦蒂姆空軍基地受損的照片。

That is the base where several of those ballistic missiles got through Israeli air defense.

該基地是其中幾枚彈道飛彈突破以色列防空系統的基地。

That looks like relatively minor damage, judging by what the military point put out.

從軍事觀點來看，這看起來是相對較小的損害。

They are saying that there was no interruption to operational activity at that base, which is home to a big part of Israel's F35 Fleet.

他們表示，該基地的作戰活動沒有中斷，該基地是以色列 F35 艦隊的大部分基地。

But the Biden Administration, the world, will be very, very closely watching to see what decisions Israel comes to in the coming hours, in the coming days.

但拜登政府和全世界將非常非常密切地關注以色列在未來幾個小時、未來幾天會做出什麼決定。

It's worth noting, Alex, we have not heard from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in public since last night's attack, in anything other than the form of a very short tweet last night. Alex.

值得注意的是，亞歷克斯，自昨晚的襲擊事件以來，除了昨晚一條非常短的推文以外，我們還沒有在公開場合聽到本傑明·內塔尼亞胡總理的任何消息。

Really quickly, as you talk about that Air Base that was attacked, it didn't do anything to hinder its operations and its ability to defend itself, correct?

快速問一下，當你談到那個遭到攻擊的空軍基地時，它沒有採取任何行動阻礙其行動和自衛能力，對嗎？

That's what the Israeli military is saying.

以色列軍方就是這麼說的。

They have put out footage of Israeli F-35s taking off from that base,

他們發布了以色列 F-35 戰鬥機從該基地起飛的鏡頭，

and they put out images that show what appears to be a crater off to the side of the runway and then some damage to the runway itself or to some sort of paved surface inside of that air base.

他們發布的圖像顯示，跑道一側似乎有一個彈坑，然後跑道本身或該空軍基地內部的某種鋪砌表面受到了一些損壞。

They're saying there was some structural damage to buildings, but they're saying no damage to any of those F35s or other aircraft at that base.

他們說建築物受到了一些結構性損壞，但他們說該基地的任何 F35 或其他飛機都沒有受到損壞。

Okay, Raf Sanchez is always excellent reporting. Thank you for that, my friend.

好吧，拉夫桑切斯的報導總是很出色。 謝謝你，我的朋友。