In his first visit to Tel Aviv since Israel-Iran war, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt unveiled full support for Israel on Sunday, according to Arab News.
Dobrindt visited the site of an Iranian missile strike near Tel Aviv that killed nine people including three children.
“We must deepen our support for Israel,” Dobrindt said.
Meanwhile, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar described the German visit as a gesture of “solidarity” calling on the international community to reimpose sanctions on Iran.
Israel Iran Conflict
On June 13, Israel launched a wave of airstrikes on Iran under the name of Operation Rising Lion. The military campaign targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities and killed top military commanders and nuclear scientists.
As a response, Iran launched a retaliatory wave of missiles against Israel and targeted Tel Aviv. Israel also killed several Iranian nuclear scientists in line with its goal to eliminate Iran’s nuclear program.
Crucially, Israel announced that it was hit by over 50 missiles during the 12-day war with Iran, resulting in 28 deaths. However, the real extent of the damage may never be known because of strict media restrictions.
The Israeli airstrikes on Iran killed at least 627 people and injured approximately 4,900.
US Intervention
On June 22, the US became directly involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran after launching airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities in Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan.
In his first public statement since the announcement of the ceasefire, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that the US intervention in the war was basically driven by its feeling “that if it did not intervene, the Zionist regime would be utterly destroyed.” However, the US had not achieved any gains from this war, he added.
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