Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar addressed mayors and governors from around the world at the MUNI EXPO in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, stating Hezbollah began the war on March 2 at Tehran's direction and has since launched over 7,000 rockets, missiles, and drones into Israel.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar delivered remarks at the MUNI EXPO conference in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, addressing an international audience of mayors and governors. Sa'ar asserted that Hezbollah initiated the current round of hostilities on March 2, following a directive from Tehran, and has fired over 7,000 rockets, missiles, and drones into Israeli territory since then. He framed the scale of the attacks as a rhetorical question: 'Imagine your cities were being attacked this way. What country can accept this and not act to restore security for its citizens?' The statement reinforces the government's position that the escalation was not initiated by Israel and that the scope of fire remains untenable. As The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday, Sa'ar's office released a similar figure earlier in the day, and the foreign minister has repeatedly highlighted Hezbollah's March 2 initiation date — distinct from the October 8, 2023 cross-border attack — as evidence of Iranian orchestration. The remarks come amid ongoing low-intensity exchanges along the northern border.
2 developments
- StrongIsrael's U.S. ambassador lists 13 southern Lebanese villages used by Hezbollah for attacks
- DevelopingHezbollah claims Israel violated ceasefire 300 times since Friday, including with cluster munitions
- DevelopingIsrael assesses Hezbollah will test ceasefire with attacks before US-Iran deal signing
- StrongIsrael's Foreign Ministry: Iran is lying, Hezbollah attacked, will not tolerate fire
Source and signal
- Internal intake