Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday at the ZAKA national logistics center that Israel's first response to an Iranian attack would be to strike the launchers. He reiterated that Israel would respond 'without any dependence and without any conditions,' following his earlier warning today.
Defense Minister Israel Katz reiterated his warning to Iran on Sunday, this time during a visit to the ZAKA national logistics center. The remarks, made at 16:58 Jerusalem time, came 17 minutes after his earlier statement in which he said Israel would respond to an Iranian attack 'without conditions.' At ZAKA, Katz specified that the first priority in any Iranian attack would be to strike the launchers themselves. 'If Iran attacks Israel, Israel will respond and attack back without any dependence and without any conditions,' he said. 'The first thing we do there is to hit the launchers.' The comments follow Iranian missile fire toward Jordan earlier today, which prompted the initial warning. Katz's successive statements underscore the defense establishment's high state of alert and its policy of a direct, unconditional response to any Iranian aggression.
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