Walla News reported that Israeli officials had estimated that the United States’ broad attack on Iran, which Donald Trump, the U.S. president, had said he was considering, would begin from Friday night until Saturday morning, but by the end of Friday they concluded that Trump has, for now, paused the attack and given Tehran another opportunity.

According to this report, behind the scenes, Qatar and Oman exerted significant pressure on the Islamic Republic to soften its positions and prevent what appeared to be a wide-ranging and almost certain U.S. operation.

The report added that Israeli officials still believe that the understanding between Tehran and Washington has effectively collapsed and that the likelihood of reaching a permanent agreement that would force the Iranian government to accept U.S. demands is close to zero.

According to this report, from Israel’s perspective, the new window Trump has given Tehran would only allow the Islamic Republic to buy time for a short period and would not change Israel’s overall assessment.