Speaking at the Israel Defense Award ceremony on Tuesday, Defense Minister Israel Katz said the campaign against Iran is far from over and that the IDF is prepared to strike Iran with great force. He also reported that the military cleared a Christian neighborhood in Tyre of Hezbollah operatives this week, allowing residents to return.
At the Israel Defense Award ceremony Tuesday afternoon, Defense Minister Israel Katz delivered a stark assessment of the ongoing confrontation with Iran and its proxies. He stated explicitly that the campaign against Iran is far from over, warning that if Iran attacks Israel, it will suffer a severe blow. The IDF, he said, is prepared to strike Iran with great force. Katz also detailed recent operational activity in southern Lebanon. He said that yesterday the IDF cleared a Christian neighborhood in Tyre of Hezbollah operatives who had taken shelter there, and that residents will now return to their homes. He stressed that Israeli forces continue to attack Hezbollah fighters everywhere for the sake of northern communities, and firmly rejected what he described as Iran's attempt to link the arenas. The remarks come amid sustained tensions: as The Zioneer reported on Tuesday, Katz explicitly framed the campaign against Iran as far from concluded, and earlier this month IDF Chief of Staff Ayal Zamir declared the army ready to immediately resume fighting against what he called the Iranian 'terror regime.' Katz's latest statement reaffirms the Israeli security establishment's position that the multi-front confrontation continues despite recent strikes and threats.
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