Posted on 08/16/24
| News Source: JPost
France and the United Kingdom must help Israel hit Iranian targets should the Islamic Republic make good on its threat to directly attack the Jewish state, Foreign Minister Israel Katz told his French and British counterparts on Friday.
"If Iran attacks, Israel expects the international coalition led by the US, Britain, and France to join Israel not only in defense but also in attacking significant targets in Iran,” Katz said.
He spoke after meeting with the foreign ministers of Great Britain David Lammy and of France Stéphane Séjourné in his office in Jerusalem.
The two politicians made a lightning visit to Israel on Friday as the IDF remained braced, as it has for over two weeks, for reprisal attacks from Iran and its proxy group Hezbollah.
The United States led a coalition of five armies, including Israel, Jordan the United Kingdom, and France, to help defend Israel in April after Iran shot 300 missiles and armed drones at the Jewish state.