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“Lamine Yamal chose to incite against Israel and to encourage hatred while our soldiers are fighting the terrorist organization Hamas,” said Israel Katz.
Some 7.3 million Jews live in Israel, while 8.5 million Jews live outside of Israel, including 6.3 million in the United States, according to the Jewish Agency.
The United States, Canada and numerous European countries denounced the Iranian attack on Israel.
The IDF chief said that “we will choose when to exact the price,” which officials said will be significant.
“No one has been injured, and we are carrying out initial investigations at the scene,” according to local police.
Some 50% of Americans want to keep support for Israel’s military efforts against Iranian proxies at about the same level, while 25% each want to either increase or decrease the backing.
Before the thrashing Israel gave its proxy in Lebanon, the Shi’ite group was seen as a powerful platform for a retaliation by Tehran against Israel.
“Together, we will stand steadfast in the trying days ahead of us,” the Israeli prime minister said. “Together, we will fight, and together, we will win.”
“The forces of light in the world must unite and work together against the ayatollah’s dark regime, which is the source of terror and evil in our region,” said the Israeli prime minister.
“Based on what we know now, the attack appears to have been defeated and ineffective,” the U.S. president said. “This is a testament to Israeli military capability and the U.S. military.”
“That is absolutely false,” the State Department spokesman said. “We had no kind of warning from the government of Iran that they were going to launch such an attack.”
“Our communities are in complete solidarity with the people of Israel and the IDF, as they work to defend themselves from these attacks, and we pray for their safety,” stated the Jewish Federations of North America.
“Most people who are engaged in underground organizations try not to have their involvement known publicly,” a U.N. spokesman told JNS.
