Politicians from across Israel's political spectrum visited the site of an Iranian missile hit in central Israel on Sunday, expressing support for the joint Israel-US Operation Roaring Lion against Iran.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stated at the scene that Israel had made history in its operation to kill Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and that “the head of the snake had been severed.”
Destruction at the scene showed a building and cars that had been severely damaged by an Iranian missile barrage responding to the joint Israel-US strikes launched on Saturday.
“The era is over, we have severed the head of the snake,” Ben-Gvir said.
“There were those who had doubts, those who said, ‘What, you won’t succeed,’ or ‘Will you succeed?’ We are winning in Iran, and we will continue until the end,” he said.
Ben-Gvir praised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s work in coordinating the attacks.
Ben-Gvir praises Netanyahu’s leadership
“I want to say from here, as someone who has sat with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in closed rooms over the past several months, that we have a determined prime minister, a prime minister who knows where he is leading.”
The right-wing minister also encouraged citizens to arm themselves.
“I call on citizens to carry weapons; those who have weapons should carry them,” he said.
“In the end, these Nazis want to destroy all of us, Right-wing, Left-wing, secular, religious, they don’t care,’ Ben-Gvir continued.
“They want to eliminate all of us, and we are eliminating them one by one. I am proud of what we have done. We will continue to act and to lead the State of Israel to victories,” he concluded.
Opposition party leaders arrived at the scene of the missile hit as well, where they expressed their full backing for Operation Roaring Lion.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) said at the scene, “Israel is doing the right thing."
"The coordination with the Americans is unprecedented. The entire people of Israel are united behind this operation. The protective guidelines save lives,” Lapid added.
Leader of The Democrats Party, Yair Golan, arrived at the scene on Sunday morning.
“The scale of the destruction is enormous, but standing against it is our civilian strength in all its glory,” he stated.
“The mobilization of the home front moves me deeply,” he added.
”All are standing as one, out of mutual responsibility, understanding the urgency of the moment. This is the true Israeli resilience, and I am proud of our people, who know how to unite in the most difficult hours of trial.”
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Former prime minister Naftali Bennett arrived as well, later in the day, expressing backing for the government. "I've never been prouder to be Israeli," he said.