Israel Reveals it
is Now Targeting Iranian Forces Militarily
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By JNS February 12, 2020 , 1:36 pm
“The officials
shall go on addressing the troops and say, “Is there anyone afraid and
disheartened? Let him go back to his home, lest the courage of his comrades
flag like his.” Deuteronomy 20:8 (The Israel Bible™)
An Israeli army tank sits in a valley in the Golan
Heights, reminding visitors of the challenges the people of Israel face to
maintain control of their promised land. (Credit: Seth Aronstam/Israel365
calendar)
Israel’s defense minister issued a stern warning to Iran
on Tuesday, saying that Jerusalem was “changing the paradigm” and would no
longer content itself with striking back at the Islamic Republic’s proxy forces
in the region.
Speaking at a memorial event in northern Israel, Defense
Minister Naftali Bennett said, “When the octopus tentacles hit you, you must
fight back not just against the tentacles, but also make sure to suffocate the
head of the octopus, and the same applies to Iran.”
The time has come, said Bennett, to move from fighting
against Iran’s proxy forces to confronting the regime directly.
“For years on end, we have fought against the Iranian
tentacles in Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip, but we have not focused enough
on weakening Iran itself. Now we are changing the paradigm. We are now engaged
in an ongoing effort to weaken the Iranian octopus through economic, diplomatic
and intelligence measures, as well as with military means and various other
approaches.”
Israel’s northern border remains a source of concern,
said Bennett, adding, “The relative quiet does not confuse us, and the Israel
Defense Forces is ready for any scenario.”
Bennett concluded his remarks with a message to the
regime: “You have no business being in Syria, and so long as you continue to
build terrorist bases there, we will continue to increase the strikes against
you.”
He said that Israel was not going to stop targeting Iran,
“and Iran must not make the mistake of thinking otherwise.” He vowed to
“continue denying Iran a foothold on our northern border” and said Israel “was
making sure to constantly exact a price until we reach the ultimate goal:
driving Iran out of Syria.”
This is an edited version of an article that first
appeared in Israel Hayom.
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