Seoul, June 19 -- North Korea on Thursday condemned Israel's recent air strike on Iran as a "hideous act of aggression" and warned that it risks triggering a broader war in West Asia.

In a statement carried by state-run news agency KCNA as cited by Yonhap outlet, North Korea said Israel, backed by the United States and the West, is a "cancer-like" entity in threatening peace in West Asia.

The conflict between Israel and Iran entered its seventh day today.

A spokesperson at North Korea's foreign ministry voiced "serious" concerns about Israel's military attack against Iran on Friday, denouncing Israel for raising the danger of a fresh all-out war in West Asia, KCNA stated.

The spokesperson said that Israel's attack on Iran violates the...