Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, told Newsmax on Thursday night that the Jewish nation’s strikes on Iranian nuclear and military targets “is only the beginning” and that it will not be “a short operation.”

“For years we said, and I told you in many interviews, that we will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear capabilities,” Danon told “The Right Squad” and guest hosts Bianca de la Garza and Ed Henry. “And tonight, Israel launched a preemptive attack to make sure that Iran will not have the capabilities, not only the nuclear capabilities, but also the ballistic missiles that they used to attack Israel in the past.

“You know, what we have seen, it’s only the beginning. It’s not going to be a short operation.”

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