Rep. Smith, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Co-Chair of the Israel Allies Caucus, issued the following statement in response to Iran's drone missile attack on Israel.

          "Iran has launched an unprovoked, massive terror attack on our great friend and ally Israel and the United States must make absolutely clear in both word and deed not just today but every day going forward—no more equivocation—that we unequivocally stand with the Jewish state.

          “Both defensive weapons systems like Iron Dome, Arrow and David’s Sling and all necessary offensive military capability must be made available to Israel for as long as it takes to defeat Iran, Hamas and radical Islamists’ aggression.

          “Iran not only murders Jews and Americans through hate-filled proxies like Hamas but Iran’s drone and missile attack today is a serious escalation that must be defused and defeated.”

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