Israel’s foreign minister drew a line in the sand with Iran on Wednesday, warning the country that Israel would respond with direct attacks on Iranian targets if Iran launches an attack on Israel from within its territory.
The minister, Israel Katz, issued the warning after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei once again threatened retaliation for an Israeli airstrike that killed several top Iranian military officials in Syria last week.
“If Iran attacks from its territory, Israel will respond and attack in Iran,” Katz said in a post on X. Iran has long carried out attacks against Israel, but it has typically done so through proxy terrorist groups like Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis.
It would be a major escalation in the conflict for Iran to attack Israel directly, and likewise for Israel to strike targets within Iran’s territory.
IRAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER ACCUSES U.S. OF GIVING ISRAEL ‘GREEN LIGHT’ TO ATTACK CONSULATE IN SYRIA While the U.S. remains a staunch ally of Israel, there is a widening rift between President Biden’s administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.
Biden criticized Netanyahu’s current plans for the war in Gaza as a “mistake” in an interview with Univision published Tuesday night.
BIDEN WARNS NETANYAHU THAT US WILL CHANGE POLICY ON GAZA UNLESS ISRAEL PROTECTS CIVILIANS Biden’s criticisms have related largely to civilian casualties in Gaza, deaths which Israel insists it is doing all it can to prevent.
Last month, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. called for Israel to hold new elections to replace Netanyahu, prompting backlash from Israeli officials.
On Wednesday, the foreign minister of Israel drew a line in the sand with Iran, threatening that if Iran attacks Israel from within its borders, Israel will strike back directly at Iranian targets.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, once again threatened retaliation for an Israeli airstrike that killed several senior Iranian military officials in Syria last week. This prompted the minister, Israel Katz, to issue the warning.
Katz stated in a post on X that “Israel will respond and attack in Iran if Iran attacks from its territory.”.
Iran has attacked Israel for a long time, but usually through terrorist organizations acting as proxies, such as the Houthis, Hezbollah, and Hamas. Both an Iranian direct attack on Israel and an Israeli strike on Iranian targets would represent a significant escalation of the conflict.
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The latest indication that Israel’s war against Hamas may turn into a regional conflict is the threat exchange between Iran and Israel, something the U.S. s. aimed to stay away from.
THE FOREIGN MINISTER OF IRAN ACCUSES U. s. OF PRESENTING ISRAEL WITH A “GREEN LIGHT” TO ATTACK THE SYRIA CONSULATE.
Nevertheless, the U. s. even though President Biden’s administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government are becoming less and less of a unified front.
In an interview that was released on Tuesday night on Univision, Biden called Netanyahu’s current plans for the war in Gaza a “mistake.”.
For the outlet, Biden said, “I believe he is making a mistake.”. “I disagree with his strategy. “.
Israel must protect its citizens, or else President Biden threatens to change US policy toward Gaza.
Biden’s complaints have mostly focused on the deaths of civilians in Gaza, which Israel maintains it is making every effort to stop.
Congress Democrats are so adamant that Biden refrain from arming Israel until it takes all reasonable steps to reduce civilian casualties in combat that they will not accept. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, Democrat, last month. You Y. provoked a response from Israeli officials when they demanded that Israel hold fresh elections to replace Netanyahu.
