Israeli President Isaac Herzog called on the international community on Tuesday to intervene and bring calm to the Middle East by stopping Iran.
"We are being challenged by an empire of evil emanating from Tehran, and therefore, we are fighting," Herzog told the ambassadors of Sweden, Slovakia, Belgium, Switzerland, and Papua New Guinea. At the same time, he said that the army is fighting the militant group Hezbollah in order to "change the equation and enable a better life" in both Israel and Lebanon.
He added that the current operation only aims to bring calm to the region, especially to the border with Lebanon, so that families can return to their homes.