In his speech he said, “Some people did something,’ said a freshman congresswoman from Minnesota.”

Before the announcement, Judge Melcer declined a joint request by Blue & White and the Democratic Union to ban the broadcast completely which claimed it would be political propaganda.

Early reports claim the strikes targeted sites in the northern Gaza Strip. Terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip fired at IDF aircraft in an attempt to down them.

The two-week-long drill sees officers and soldiers play the roles of the attacker and the defender.

French officials this month reportedly proposed a $15 billion letter of credit to compensate Iran for U.S. sanctions and incentivize that country to keep the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal.

The annual ceremony is held at the 9/11 Living Memorial Monument in Jerusalem.

“What is important now is to stay the course, stand up to Iran’s aggression and continue ratcheting up the pressure until Iran abandons its nuclear ambitions once and for all.”

Saudi Arabia called the move a “very dangerous escalation,” the Arab league termed it a dangerous development that will torpedo any foundations for a peace process.