EU Strongly Condemns Iran’s Attack on Israel

EU Diplomacy Chief Josep Borrell said the European Union condemns Iran's attack on Israel and calls for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East.

He noted that the EU condemns Iran's attack on Israel in the strongest possible terms. 

‘The dangerous cycle of attacks and retaliation risks spiralling out of control. An immediate ceasefire is needed across the region,’ Borrell said. 

He added that the EU remains fully committed to contributing to the prevention of a regional war.

Last night, on 1 October, Iran launched a massive missile attack on Israel. According to the Israeli army, about 180 missiles were fired, most of which were shot down.

The shelling in the occupied West Bank killed one Palestinian and damaged a school in central Israel and a restaurant in Tel Aviv.

The United States also confirmed that it had intercepted several missiles launched by Iran towards Israel and said it would remain ‘in close contact’ with Israel.

In turn, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the attack a ‘big mistake’ and promised that Iran would pay for it.

Official Iran said that its latest attack was an ‘act of self-defence in response to Israel's aggressive actions against its allies,’ including the ‘assassination’ of Hezbollah terrorist leader Hassan Nasrallah.

It was also reported that Biden and Harris met with a team of national security officials against the backdrop of Iran's missile attack on Israel.

Hezbollah was created by a group of radical Shiite clerics at the beginning of the First Lebanon War (1982-1983), which lasted from the mid-1980s until 2000. Hezbollah's ideology is the destruction of Israel.

Hezbollah is recognised as a terrorist organisation by the governments of Israel, the United States, Canada and Bahrain. The European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia and the Netherlands recognise Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation by the External Security Organisation.