“I would like to start with what happened last weekend when Iran attacked Israel. We are outraged by this. More than 300 drones and missiles were sent against Israel, hundreds of kilograms of explosives were flown to kill hundreds of thousands who live in Israel. This is a violation of the UN Charter, there is no basis for this attack and, of course, Israel has the right to defend itself,” said His Excellency Yossi Levi Safari, the ambassador of Israel to Bulgaria, on Bulgaria On Air.
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When asked if the attack on Iran in the early hours of Friday was a retaliatory strike by Israel against Iran, following Iran’s attack on Israel last weekend, Safari said: “I have no comment.”
He added that the main problem to understand is that Iran is not only a threat to Israel, but the whole world. “Iran is the initiator of many attacks – the attacks of Hamas, the attacks of the Houthis, the attacks of Hezbollah, the attacks of the military groups of Iraq and Syria.”
“There are two ways to stop Iran – diplomatically and through force. The diplomatic way of working has not worked and we expect the international community to impose sanctions and thus force Iran to change its policy. We are encouraged by the fact that in the European Union, the U.S. , and today the G-7 announced their intention to impose serious sanctions on Iran. The Revolutionary Guards of Iran are practically a terrorist organization. This is their main activity and they should be declared terrorists,” said H.P. Yossi Levi Sfari.
When asked by Milena Milotinova how the situation will develop after many world leaders called on both countries to refrain from further actions, including the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, the Israeli ambassador replied that not only calls are needed and statements, but also actions, because Iran can attack Israel with long-range missiles. They have already provided this capacity to the Houthis, and this is dangerous not only for Israel, but for the entire region. Arab countries have found a way to help Israel, the ambassador said.
“The most important part of these declarations is the fact that they make a commitment to stop Iran, condemn its actions and think that sanctions should be imposed. But beyond declarations we must move to actions,” he added in the Brussels studio 1″ on the occasion of the statements of the largest countries.
Israel’s ambassador specified that the country’s goals are to see all 133 hostages released and to eradicate the influence of “Hamas” from Gaza.
“The Israeli government is making every effort to reach an agreement with Hamas for the release of the hostages. Anthony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, announced that Hamas refuses any deals and this is an obstacle to the cessation of armed attacks. Nai – the good thing is to conclude a deal, but if there is no agreement, we will undoubtedly continue our actions”, said HE. Yossi Levi Sfari.
The guest added that if Hamas is disarmed, there will be no need to conduct military operations. Military actions pursue a specific goal.
“It will take time for Israel to achieve its goals. It took 15 years to build a terrorist network in Gaza, this cannot be eradicated in a few months. It takes time. It can be easily done, but it will cost a lot victims – much more than there are already in this war. We do not want to do this. We are acting step by step to be able to prevent casualties among the civilian population as much as possible,” said the ambassador of Israel in Bulgaria.
His Excellency Yossi Levi Safari specified that Israel has opened border crossings so that humanitarian aid can enter Gaza without restrictions, but the main problem is the distribution of this aid inside the Gaza Strip.
It is sad to say that we always talk about peace, but there must be a desire for people to reconcile. The fact is that we are seeing posts among the Palestinians that show that the majority of people in Gaza support the October 7 attack by Hamas. This is a sign that we must be on our guard,” he said categorically, focusing on the education of Palestinian children in Gaza, which he considered the main problem.
“Last week, the European Parliament published a resolution condemning the actions of the UN Refugee Agency, in which it blames education because they are educating their children in hatred, in the destruction of the Israeli state,” emphasized Ambassador Sfari.
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