PM tells cabinet Israel striking hard against Iranian’s ‘axis of evil,’ is prepared for any offensive or defensive
scenario; Gallant: Israel is ‘prepared very strongly’ for any attack
As Israel waits for an expected strike by Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday declared that the country is ready for anything and will hit back hard if attacked.
“We are prepared for any scenario – both offensively and defensively,” Netanyahu said at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem.
Iran has threatened to respond after Hamas terror group leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran on Wednesday, a day after senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr was killed in Beirut.
Israel has claimed responsibility for killing Shukr, but has not officially commented on Haniyeh, whose death has been blamed on the Jewish state by Hamas, Iran, and their allies.
Israel has pledged to kill the Hamas masterminds behind the terror group’s devastating October 7 attack, which sparked the war in Gaza.
“The State of Israel is in a multi-front war against Iran’s axis of evil,” Netanyahu said. “We are striking every one of its arms with great force.”...
Read more: The Times of Israel