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Israels U.N. ambassador defends strikes, accuses Iran of pursuing nuclear weapons
Summary
Ambassador Danny Danon told reporters Israels strikes target military capabilities and accused Iran of enriching uranium for a weapons program; he said Israel notified Iranian civilians before strikes and urged Security Council scrutiny ahead of an emergency session.
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Ambassador Danny Danon, Israels permanent representative to the United Nations, defended Israels military campaign and accused Iran on Wednesday of pursuing a nuclear weapons capability while using a global terror network to threaten other countries. Danon spoke to reporters before an emergency U.N. Security Council session convened at Irans request.
Danon said Iran launched a ballistic missile at Soroka Hospital in Beersheba and called that strike "a war crime, deliberate, indiscriminate, and barbaric." He said Israels own operations are "precise and compliant with international law" and described Israeli targets as military, adding: "Our objective is clear, to dismantle the Iranian regime's genocidal capabilities before it is too late."
Why it matters: Danons remarks framed Israels campaign as preventive and aimed at military systems he said would enable strikes beyond the…
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