“Even while under attack from Iran, we have not lost sight—not for one moment—of our critical mission in Gaza to rescue our hostages from the hands of Iran’s-proxy Hamas. Of our moral duty to do everything in our power to bring 133 hostages home.”
English briefing by the IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari: https://bit.ly/4aTofrp
Full transcription of the briefing:
“Last night, a defensive coalition of Israel and its international partners successfully thwarted a large-scale attack from Iran. Iran and its proxies launched approximately 350—suicide drones, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and rockets—from Iran, Iraq, Yemen, and Hezbollah in Lebanon—towards Israel. With approximately 60 tons of warheads and explosive materials. But the threat from Iran was met with the aerial, operational, technological, and intelligence—superiority of a united defensive coalition of international allies—led by the United States—Together with Great Britain, France, and other partners.
Together, we intercepted 99% of the threats to Israel. Together we thwarted Iran’s attack. Iran’s unprecedented attack—was met with an unprecedented defense. This was the first time—that such a coalition worked together against the threat of Iran and its proxies in the Middle East.
Even while under attack from Iran, we have not lost sight—not for one moment—of our critical mission in Gaza to rescue our hostages from the hands of Iran’s-proxy Hamas. Of our moral duty to do everything in our power to bring 133 hostages home. Hamas recently rejected the hostage release proposal offered to them by the mediators. Hamas and Iran want to ignite the Middle East and escalate the region.
We are still on high alert and assessing the situation. Over the last few hours—We approved operational plans for both offensive and defensive actions. We will continue to protect the State of Israel and—together with our partners—We will continue to build a more secure and stable future for the Middle East.”