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\n Apr. 20, 2026
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Israeli embassies and diplomats worldwide have been targeted by terrorists about 30 times since Hamas\u2019s Oct. 7, 2023, attack, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar said on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince the start of \u2018Operation Roaring Lion\u2019, we have been confronting this troubling wave with greater intensity,\u201d Sa\u2019ar told ministry staff at a ceremony honoring diplomats who were killed in the line of duty, referring to the joint Israeli-U.S. military operation against the Islamic Republic that began on Feb. 28. <\/p>\n
The ceremony was held ahead of Israel\u2019s Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Hostile Acts, which starts on Monday night.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Iranian terror regime has tried and continues to try to harm Israel, as well as its representatives around the world. It spreads chaos and terrorism across the globe,\u201d said Sa\u2019ar.<\/p>\n
He noted two attempts to harm Israeli embassy staff in the United Arab Emirates in recent months, including one with an explosive drone.<\/p>\n
\u201cIsrael is not only the most militarily attacked country, it is also the most politically attacked country. Modern antisemitism is carried by venomous, toxic incitement directed against Israel\u2014the state of the Jewish people,\u201d said Sa\u2019ar. \u201cOur diplomats stand on the front line of this: The diplomatic front.\u201d<\/p>\n
On March 1, debris from a downed Iranian drone<\/a> hit the Etihad Towers complex in Abu Dhabi, which houses the Israeli embassy and several other diplomatic missions, injuring a woman and her child.<\/p>\n