The UN tries to lower the tension, although Israel demands the right to retaliate

The entire international community agreed this Sunday, during an emergency session of the UN Security Council, requested by Israelin a call to avoid escalation in the Middle East, to which even Iran joined, the country that launched more than 200 drones and missiles into Israeli territory during the night of Saturday and the early hours of the following day.

However, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, said that no one had the right to ask his country to “stand by” after Iran’s attack on his country: “We are a nation of lions,” he said.

There was much expectation about the tone that both countries in conflict would adopt in the Security Council, the only place in the world where the representatives of these two states without diplomatic relations sit just meters apart.

Both Erdan and Iranian representative Saeed Iravani accused each other of destabilizing the Middle East. For the Israeli, Iran filled the region with proxies (delegated agents) who tirelessly seek the destruction of Israel from Yemen, Lebanon or Syria through allied militias.

While Iravani recalled the multiple Security Council resolutions ignored by Israel in the Palestinian conflict or the powers that country gives itself to intervene extraterritorially, such as when on April 1 it attacked the Iranian Consulate in Damascus.

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The role of the United States in the Middle East conflict

The United States on Sunday highlighted its role in helping Israel thwart Iran’s airstrike, while President Joe Biden convened Group of Seven leaders to try to prevent the conflict from spreading and coordinate a global rebuke of Tehran.

Washington helped the Israeli government shoot down dozens of drones. Israeli authorities said 99% of the missiles launched were shot down without causing significant damage.

US officials indicated that, despite the high interception rate, Iran’s intention was to “destroy and cause casualties” and that, if successful, the attacks would have caused an “uncontrollable” escalation of the conflict. US officials claimed that Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Washington would not engage in any offensive action against Iran.

The Israeli ambassador expressly thanked the United States: “I wish to take this opportunity to thank the United States and our allies for standing by our side and defending us against the ayatollah regime,” he said.

Minutes later, the Iranian representative did not evade the issue, however he fled from the belligerent tone. He stated that his country “has no intention of entering into conflict with the United States in the region” and has demonstrated “commitment to peace, as well as restraint.” Now, he warned, if the United States were to go further and initiate an operation against Iranian citizens or interests, “we will use our inherent right to respond proportionately,” the diplomat warned.

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By videoconference. The G7 “unanimously” condemned Iran’s attack on Israel

For his part, the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, condemned Iran’s launch of projectiles against Israel and the attacks against the Iranian Consulate in Damascus and urged both countries to “take a step back” in the escalation because “the “The world cannot afford more war.”

“The time has come to take a step back. It is vital to avoid any action that could provoke a large-scale military confrontation on multiple fronts in the Near East,” Guterres said during his speech before the UN Security Council.

No restrictions: internal security measures in Israel are released

The Home Front Command of the Israeli Armed Forces lifted the measures imposed on Saturday, so educational activities will resume, gatherings of more than 1,000 people will be allowed again and workplaces will operate without restrictions.

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“Following an assessment of the situation, it has been decided that a change will be made to the defense policy of the Home Front Command. As part of the changes, it has been decided to resume educational activities throughout the country. Educational activities will be allowed on the conflict line and in the guidance areas of the Gaza perimeter subject to restrictions. In addition, the restriction on meetings in areas subject to the green policy has been lifted,” reported Israeli Army spokesman Daniel Hagari on his X social network account.

However, areas adjacent to the Gaza Strip will continue to have restrictions on gatherings of people, with a limit of 100 outdoors and 300 indoors. The cities of Ashkelon and Netivot, along the border, will not be able to hold gatherings of more than 15,000 people. The beaches in the area will remain closed.

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