Can't stand idle when attacked: Israeli envoy

After Iran launched an attack on Israel with hundreds of drones, missiles on Saturday night, Israeli Ambassador to India, Naor Gilon talked about regional escalation and highlighted the fact that they cannot stand idle when people attack them.

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While speaking to ANI, the Israeli envoy said, "If Hezbollah will escalate, they will meet escalation." Gilon told ANI, "Since October, Israel is in de facto war by proxy with Iran." "Iran is the financier, trainer, and equipper of all, Hamas and Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen. All of them are fighting with us.

And what happened yesterday is that Iran turned it from a war by proxy to a direct attack on Israel," Naor Gilon said to ANI.

Later he highlighted the situation in Israel and stated, "From the Iranian land to Israel they fired 331 rockets, different kinds of rockets, cruise missiles, UAVs"