2024-04-17 06:46:49
EU reaffirmed his “strong” support for Israel after Iran’s attack; called a G7 meeting for diplomatic response.
The above, after the call of the American president, Joe Biden with the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu after almost 10 hours of the launch of drones and missiles from Tehran into Israeli territory.
In a statement released by the White House, it reads that Biden:
“I just spoke with the Prime Minister to reaffirm the United States’ ironclad commitment to Israel’s security (…) Tomorrow I will convene my fellow G7 leaders to coordinate a united diplomatic response to Iran’s brazen attack.”
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In addition, he condemned in the “strongest possible terms” Iran’s attack on Israeli military facilities.
And he gave instructions to help the defense of that country, so the Army moved aircraft and ballistic missile destroyers to the region last week.
“Thanks to these deployments and the extraordinary skill of our service members, we helped Israel shoot down nearly all incoming drones and missiles.”
In addition, although during these hours US forces or facilities, Joe Biden said that his government will remain attentive “to all threats and we will not hesitate to take all necessary measures to protect our people.”
Around 3 in the afternoon -Mexico time- the Islamic Republic of Iran launched hundreds of drones against Israeli territory in response to the bombing of its embassy in Damascus.
Moments later, Iran issued a statement justifying its military operation based on the Charter of Nations with regard to legitimate defense, in addition to ending the aggression but without failing to warn that if Israel makes another mistake, the response will be greater.
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In the April 5 attack on the Iranian mission in Syria, 7 Iranian officials were killed, including senior military commanders; This aggression further increased tensions between Tehran and Tel Aviv.
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2024-04-17 06:46:49