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Iranian attack was a ‘declaration of war,’ says Israel’s president

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&#8216This is a serious war,&#8217 states President Herzog, immediately after Iran launches hundreds of missiles and war drones at Israel.

By David Rosenberg, Earth Israel Information

Iran&#8217s missile and drone assaults on Israel about the weekend ended up a de facto &#8220declaration of war&#8221 on the Jewish condition, Israeli President Isaac Herzog reported Sunday.

On Saturday, some three hundred assault drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles were being released from Iranian territory towards Israel, marking the very first time Iran has attacked Israel straight from its have territory.

Israel&#8217s army claimed that the wide the greater part of the drones and missiles had been intercepted with no triggering hurt or casualties, although a 7-year-old Arab-Israeli lady was significantly injured in close proximity to Arad in southern Israel, and an Israeli army base was frivolously damaged in the attacks.

Talking with Sky News, President Herzog mentioned the attacks marked a &#8220serious war&#8221 between Israel and Iran, and ended up tantamount to a &#8220declaration of war&#8221 by Tehran, right after decades of proxy battling between the two countries.

&#8220This is like a serious war. I imply, this is a declaration of war,&#8221 Herzog stated, although adding that Israel would exercising restraint in weighing its reaction to the attacks.

&#8220The previous issue that Israel is trying to find in this region considering that its generation is to go to war, we are looking for peace.&#8221

&#8220We are peace seekers. We went to peace with our neighbours time and time again. Regretably, it all began on the 7th of Oct when a proxy of Iran, Hamas, led an unbelievably brutal massacre from Israeli citizens and the rest is historical past. We know it. So we ought to set it in perspective.&#8221

Herzog observed that in addition to the immediate assaults by Iran, Israel also arrived underneath fireplace from proxy groups, such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen.

&#8220We were being attacked very last night from four corners of the Center East with proxies shooting at us, firing missiles and ballistic missiles, drones and cruise missiles.&#8221

The Israeli president declined to say how Israel would react to the attacks, but emphasized that international governments ought to confront Tehran.

It is &#8220about time the world faces this empire of evil in Tehran.&#8221

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