Iran’s attack on Israel, Macron said, was a “disproportionate response” to the strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, earlier this month which Tehran blamed on Israel.
“Instead of targeting Israeli interests outside Israel, they went after Israel on its soil, and attacked from their own soil, which is a first,” he said.
Over the weekend, Iran targeted Israel with five hours of missile and drone strikes, which had limited impact despite Tehran’s claim that the attack “achieved all its objectives.”
“Whoever hurts us, we will hurt him,” Netanyahu said in response to the attack. The U.S. has already warned Israel that it would not take part in any retaliatory action against Iran.
