Iran fired over 300 rockets toward Israel on Saturday but President Isaac Herzog says his nation isn’t interested in fueling a war.
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog says his nation isn’t “seeking war” with Iran following the Islamic Republic’s recent attack. But the barrage of missiles fired at them requires some kind of response.
However, President Herzog also described Iran’s assault on April 13 as “a very aggressive and brutal attack, which looks like a declaration of war.” The Israeli war cabinet held a meeting on April 14 to discuss an appropriate response to the attack. Iran has said it will respond to any retaliation by Israel with a “decisive and much stronger response.”
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President Herzog says that the Israeli leadership does “understand the balance that is needed in this situation,” but the protection of the Israeli people is also a factor that needs to be considered.
“I think we are operating in a very focused way and a very responsible way, and I’m sure there will be a decision accordingly that will make sure that we protect and defend the people of Israel,” he said.
Herzog Says World Needs to Unite Against Iran Now
At this point in time, President Herzog thinks world governments need to unite and hold Iran, which he calls an “empire of evil which wants to eradicate all values of the free world,” to account sooner rather than later.
“It’s about time the world stands up to them and says, ‘No, we won’t let you.’ Don’t, as President Biden said, ‘Don’t’. And therefore, because he says ‘don’t’ and we all say ‘don’t,’ that’s why they were met with a very strong response last night,” he said.
“But I think the world has to understand that this is another development in the war which Iran is waging against the free world and has to be met accordingly,” President Herzog added.
According to President Herzog, the rocket attack was part of a wider scheme by Iran to position itself as the victim so any future assaults on Israel could be framed as a defensive action.
“Iran has been holding war against us for decades with its proxies,” he said.
“Tehran has been spreading havoc, terror and instability all over the world, and especially in our region,” President Herzog added.
