NBC "Israel narrows down to military and energy facilities targeted for retaliation against Iran"

NBC reported on the 12th local time that Israel, which has been struggling with how and when to retaliate against Iran's ballistic missile attacks, has narrowed its target group to Iran's military and energy infrastructure.

"U.S. officials believe Israel has narrowed down what it will target and that it will target is military and energy infrastructure, and there is no indication that Israel will attack Iran's nuclear facilities or carry out a factor assassination," the broadcaster said.

But he said Israel had not made a final decision on when and how to respond.

U.S. officials have described the timing of Israel's retaliation, saying the Israeli side has not yet shared a specific timeline and it is unclear whether the schedule has been coordinated among Israeli officials.

However, U.S. and Israeli officials were said to have been in the position that retaliatory attacks could take place during Yom Kippur, the most sacred holiday in Judaism, on Oct. 11-12.

U.S. officials have also called for a "proportionate response" to Israel, which has foreshadowed retaliation for Iranian missile strikes, that excludes attacks on oil and nuclear facilities and focuses only on military goals, NBC reported.