‘We are at peace with this,’ Ben Gvir says, touring site of deadly Iranian missile strike

Touring the scene of the collapsed building hit by an Iranian missile in Bat Yam alongside senior Israel Police and Fire and Rescue Service officials, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir says that Israel is “at peace” with the consequences of Iran’s strikes because Israel was “obligated” to attack Tehran’s nuclear program.

“We worked on the campaign against Iran for a very long time. It was clear to all of us that an Iranian nuclear weapon is the most serious thing that could happen and therefore we took into account what could happen if there were an Iranian nuclear weapon,” Ben Gvir says.

“We are at peace with this… and God willing, the State of Israel will win,” the far-right minister says in a video message recorded inside a damaged apartment.

Six people, including a child, were killed and three are still missing in the strike on the apartment building. Dozens were injured.

Ben Gvir praises the security services and says that when under attack Israelis should enter their shelters because “it saves lives.”

“We see it time and time again, even here in this building – pay attention to what remains of the building, only the protected area. Enter the protected areas,” he says.

Since fighting began between Israel and Iran on Friday, 13 people have been killed and hundreds have been wounded by missile impacts. All of those killed and seriously wounded were not in bomb shelters, according to the Home Front Command.