SERAMBINEWS.COM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel was preparing both defensively and offensively for any Iranian attack on Israel.
Netanyahu made the remarks during a visit to Tel Nof Air Base in central Israel where he was with members of the 133rd Squadron, which operates F-15 fighter jets.
He received a briefing from the deputy base commander and squadron commander about their war efforts, and told the pilots, “We are in challenging days. We are in the middle of the war in Gaza, which continues in full force. Meanwhile, we remain working to achieve our goal of returning our captives but also preparing for scenarios involving challenges from other areas.”
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“We have established a simple principle,” added Netanyahu as reported by ynetnews, Thursday (11/4/2024).
“Whoever harms us, we will harm them. We are ready to respond to Israel’s security needs, both defensively and offensively. The Israeli people and I have confidence in you, and wish us all great success.”
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US Central Command Commander General Michael Kurilla landed in Israel on Thursday and will meet with IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi at IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv to closely observe the multi-layered offensive and defensive readiness of Israel and the United States to tighten coordination in both areas as part of of preparations for a potential Iranian attack.
On Friday, Kurilla is scheduled to meet Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
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Russia has urged countries in the Middle East to exercise restraint and warned against travel to the region threatened by Iran’s threat to attack Israel, while Germany’s Lufthansa extended the suspension of flights to Tehran.
Iran has vowed to retaliate against an April 1 airstrike on its embassy compound in Damascus that killed a top Iranian general and six other Iranian military officers, raising tensions in a region already shaken by the Gaza war.
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“At the moment, it is very important for everyone to exercise restraint so as not to lead to destabilization of the situation in the region, which does not demonstrate stability and predictability,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a press conference.
“We call on all countries in the region to exercise restraint.”
US protects Israel
Meanwhile, Saudi newspaper Al Hadath reported that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, stated that “Damascus refuses to allow an Iranian response against Israel from Syrian territory.”
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has repeated threats of attacks, in response Israel clarified a few days ago to the United States that “an attack from Iranian territory would force us to respond directly.”
This has led to tighter security coordination between the IDF and the US military, and late Thursday, US President Joe Biden stated that his country would do “whatever it takes to protect Israel’s security.”
2024-04-11 16:53:00
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