2024-04-09 22:31:57
The Israeli military knows how to operate against Iran both defensively and offensively.
As Day.Az reports with reference to TASS, this was announced by the Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Army, Herzi Halevi.
“Know that the IDF troops are ready to operate in all directions – in the south, in the north, in Judea and Samaria (Israeli designation for the West Bank – TASS) and in more distant directions. The IDF knows how to cope with Iran both defensively and offensively. We are ready for this, we have good defensive systems, and we know how to act decisively against Iran both in close and in distant places,” Halevi said, whose remarks were disseminated by the army press. service.
He stressed that Israel closely cooperates in the field of security with the United States “and strategic partners in the region.” “From the very beginning of the war [7 октября 2023 года] Iran has tried to distance itself from direct participation in it, but we know that it engages, directs, finances and transfers knowledge to all its satellites in the region – starting with [ливанской шиитской партии] “Hezbollah, continuing through Judea and Samaria and all the way to Yemen,” the Chief of the General Staff believes.
According to his version, “Iran threatens not only Israel, but the entire Western and Arab world.” “Iran is a global problem, it has been and remains the biggest problem,” Halevi is sure.
The situation in the Middle East sharply worsened after the infiltration of militants of the radical Hamas movement from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory on October 7, 2023, which was accompanied by the killing of residents of border settlements and the taking of hostages. In response, Israel announced a complete blockade of Gaza and began striking it and certain areas of Lebanon and Syria, after which it launched a ground operation in the enclave. Clashes also occur in the West Bank.
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