Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel will not return to the old reality and that the IDF is ready to strike Iran, alone if necessary, in response to Iranian threats. The remarks come after Iran's foreign minister called Israelis 'pets' and threatened to teach Israel a lesson, according to an IDF-linked the source.
Defense Minister Israel Katz today issued a sharp warning to Tehran, stating that Israel will not return to the old security reality and that the IDF is ready to strike Iran with full force, alone if necessary. The statement was reported via an IDF-affiliated the source and comes in direct response to the latest round of Iranian verbal escalation. Iran's Foreign Minister had earlier called Israelis 'pets' and threatened to 'teach us a lesson.'
As The Zioneer has previously reported, Katz has repeatedly warned of a forceful Israeli response to any Iranian attack, and the IDF has publicly stated its readiness to operate inside Iran. The current exchange follows weeks of heightened tensions along the Lebanon front and mutual threats between Jerusalem and Tehran. No specific operational timeline or target was mentioned in Katz's latest remarks. The channel did not attribute a direct quote to the minister, and no official statement from the Defense Ministry has been published as of this report.
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