Herzog affirms that Israel is studying “all options” after Iran's “declaration of war”

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April 14 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The president of Israel, Isaac Herzog, declared this Sunday that his country is studying “all options” to respond to the attack with Iranian drones and missiles from Saturday night to Sunday, which he described as a “declaration of war.”

“This is a declaration of war. We are holding back. We know the repercussions. We are consulting with our partners and we are considering all options. I am very confident that we will take the necessary measures to protect and defend our people. We do not want war,” Herzog said in an interview with the British channel Sky News.

For Herzog, the Iranian attack is “just one more example” of how Iran acts, “spreading chaos, terror and instability throughout the world.” “The time has come for the world to confront the evil empire in Tehran and make it clear that the Iranian regime cannot get its way, that this is unacceptable,” he stressed.

The Israeli Army has confirmed that Iran's direct attack – the one announced by Tehran as Operation 'True Promise' – has included the launch of 170 drones, 30 cruise missiles and 120 ballistic missiles, “99 percent” of the which have been intercepted by Israeli defensive systems.

For its part, Iran has defended that these attacks are part of a legitimate response and its right to “self-defense” after the bombing of its Consulate in Damascus, blamed on Israel, and which resulted in the death of seven members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, five members of pro-Iran militias, a member of Hezbollah, an Iranian advisor and two civilians.