The Israeli Prime Minister thanked the help to prevent the Iranian attack and left a message for the international community to remain united to resist the Iranian aggression that threatens world peace.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu This Monday he called on the international community to “remain united” in the face of “Iranian aggression””that threatens world peace,” after missiles and drones [aparelhos aéreos não tripulados] launched by Iran against Israel.
“The international community must remain united to resist this Iranian aggression, which threatens world peace,” the prime minister wrote in a message spread by his services on social networks.
In this message, the Israeli prime minister greets and “deeply appreciates the support of the United States, Great Britain, France and other countries to prevent the Iranian attack.”
For Netanyahu, “Iran is carrying out a large-scale campaign of aggression, directly and through its allies, Hamas and others, not only against Israel, but against the entire Middle East.”
The Middle East has been embroiled in an escalation of tension since the Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles against Israel between Saturday night and Sundayin response to the attack two weeks ago that killed 13 people at the Iranian consulate in Damascus, including three generals of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
The night the “shadow war” between Iran and Israel came one step closer to becoming an open war
As for the war in the Gaza Strip, this conflict was triggered by an unprecedented attack by the Islamist movement Hamas from Gaza on October 7, which killed 1,170 people, most of them civilians, according to an AFP report based on data Israeli officials.
More than 250 people were kidnapped and 129 remain detained in Gaza, 34 of whom died, according to Israeli authorities.
In retaliation, Israel promised to destroy Hamas, in power in Gaza since 2007, which it considers a terrorist organization, like the United States and the European Union.
The Israeli army launched an offensive that has already caused 33,797 deaths in Palestinian territory, 68 of them in 24 hours, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health.
Source: Observadora
