Trump says Israel is under attack because US shows ‘great weakness’ after Iran fires hundreds of kamikaze drones and missiles at Tel Aviv

Former President Trump spoke about Iran’s attack on Israel, saying it was because the US showed ‘great weakness’.

“I want to say, God bless the people of Israel,” Trump said at the top of his policy rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

‘They are under attack right now. It is because we are showing great weakness, the ex-president said at the top of the event.

His remarks came as Iran fired drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday night in retaliation for a deadly Israeli airstrike two weeks ago.

The Israeli military said the airborne threats were intercepted with the help of allies, including the United States.

‘America prays for Israel. We send our absolute support to anyone who is hurt, Trump said.

The former president also blamed the United States before moving on to other topics.

“The weakness that we have shown is unbelievable,” Trump told his supporters. ‘It wouldn’t have happened if we were in office.’

The former president’s claim echoed similar ones he has made online and at political events in recent months as tensions escalate in the Middle East and Israel wages war in Gaza.

”Israel’s attacks both on October 7 and today would never have happened,” he continued.

Biden is seen here walking to the Oval Office after returning from Delaware to consult with his national security team

The former president also took to the Truth Social on Saturday with a series of posts about Israel, including saying, ‘Israel is under attack!’

The former president added that if he was commander-in-chief ‘this would never have happened’.

Following the news of the attack on Israel by Iranian forces, President Biden rushed back to the White House from Delaware.

In a post to X, he said: ‘I just met with my national security team for an update on Iran’s attack on Israel.

“Our commitment to Israel’s security against threats from Iran and its proxies is ironclad.”

The White House said Biden spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night.

The White House said Biden spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday evening

President Biden is seen here with his national security team following the attack on Israel by Iranian forces

Iran launched the drones Saturday afternoon Eastern Standard Time and has begun entering Israeli airspace.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said via state media that it had attacked targets in Israel with ‘dozens of drones and missiles’.

Video shared with DailyMail.com shows the missiles being intercepted by the Iron Dome system over Jerusalem in the east of the country.

US congressional sources say the amphibious assault ship Bataan is leading a US naval task force in the eastern Mediterranean.

The Bataan has two support ships and together they have about 2,500 Marines on board.

The US also has several guided missile destroyers, including the Carney, in the area. A US security source told CNN that the bombardment could last for hours.

Iran had threatened to hit back at Israel over an attack in Syria that Tehran says was an Israeli airstrike on an Iranian diplomatic building in Damascus.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei vowed retaliation in the wake of the Damascus attack, for which Tel-Aviv has yet to claim responsibility.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to respond with force to any attack by Iran, leaving tensions high in the Middle East.