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From the Liveblog of
Monday, September 23, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Monday, September 23, 2024
Herzog: ‘Israel does not seek war. But we have the right and the duty to defend our people’
President Isaac Herzog at the inauguration ceremony for the new monument in memory of Jerusalem residents who were murdered on October 7 or killed in the subsequent war, in Jerusalem, September 22, 2024 (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
President Isaac Herzog says that Israel is not seeking war with Hezbollah, but is defending its citizens from attack by the Lebanon-based terror group.
“I repeat and reiterate: Israel does not seek war. But we have the right and the duty to defend our people,” Herzog says.
“Hezbollah stores and launches missiles in civilian areas and homes. Thousands and thousands of long-range rockets are kept in houses, living rooms, bedrooms, and kitchens, and then launched with the sole intention of killing our people,” Herzog says.
“Would you accept this in your or your neighbor’s home?” the president asks. “What nation would accept its citizens living under such a threat from its neighbors?”
