Danny Danon to UN: Operation Rising Lion - a moment of moral reckoning

Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon released a statement with the start of Operation Rising Lion tonight (Thursday/Friday), calling on the United Nations to recognize the moral imperative of destroying Iran's capability to build weapons of mass destruction:

"The State of Israel launched Operation "Rising Lion" tonight against Iran's nuclear and missile infrastructure, aiming to eliminate an existential and immediate threat to Israeli citizens and the entire world.

"The regime in Tehran grossly violates international agreements, advances toward nuclear weapons, and operates a regional terror network. When the world is silent, Israel acts.

"Ambassador Danon calls on the UN Secretary-General and Security Council members: "This is a moment of moral decision. Stand with Israel—or be complicit in dangerous silence.

"Unlike the past, today we have a state, we have an army, and we do not wait for those who seek to destroy us to surprise us."