Israeli Ambassador to the UN: Our Response to the Islamic Republic Will Be 'Painful'

On Wednesday evening, October 3, the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations stated that the Israeli war cabinet is considering its options for responding to the Islamic Republic's missile attack, and that 'Israel's retaliatory reaction' will occur soon. The Islamic Republic launched nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel in what was the second and largest direct attack by the Iranian government on the country. Danny Danon told CNN, 'What happened was an unprecedented act, and as I said today in the Security Council, our response will soon be very strong and painful.' The Israeli ambassador to the UN emphasized that 'I think they know that we have the capability to reach any point in the Middle East, and it is we who decide how to do this and what to target.' Danon stated that Israel does not want to witness an escalation of tensions or war with the Islamic Republic, stressing that 'our response must be calculated because we do not want to see a full-scale war with Iran. And believe me, they do not want to see it either. When we fought in Gaza against Hamas, we demonstrated our capabilities, and we are also fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon. They better look at what happened in Beirut and Gaza before starting a war with us.' On Wednesday, the Israeli ambassador also described the Islamic Republic in an emergency Security Council meeting on the Middle East situation as 'the true embodiment of terror, death, and chaos,' stating that 'the time for hollow statements for de-escalation is over.' Danny Danon, referring to the Islamic Republic's missile attack on Israel on Tuesday evening, added, 'The Iranian government is now a very serious and real threat to the world, and if this government is not stopped, the next wave of missiles will not only target Israel.' He called the missile launch 'an attack on 10 million civilians' and 'an unprecedented aggressive act,' asserting that 'the world must understand that Israel will defend itself and will do so with justice and strength, and it will not stop until all hostages held by Hamas and other terrorists return to Israel.' In contrast, the representative of the Islamic Republic at the Security Council described the Iranian government's missile attack on Israel as 'a necessary and proportional response' to Israel's actions over the past two months, claiming that the Tehran government 'has continuously sought peace and stability' and that Israel has exploited 'Iran's restraint' as a weakness. The Israeli ambassador at the Security Council: The Iranian government is the embodiment of 'terror, death, and chaos.' 'Washington, alongside Israel, is considering how to respond to Tehran's attack.' Bombing of central Beirut; Netanyahu promised victory over the 'axis of evil' of the Islamic Republic. Confirmation of the death of Hassan Nasrallah's son-in-law, a key figure in the transfer of weapons from Iran to Lebanon and Syria.