“Learn how to defend ourselves”
Netanyahu has warned Iran not to attack Israel
April 5, 2024, 3:54 am
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Iran is planning a retaliatory attack on Israel in Jerusalem and Washington. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has announced a strong military response to Tehran. It will take the current conflict to another level.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that Iran will face consequences if it attacks its country. “For many years, Iran has been working against us directly and through its proxies; that is why Israel is taking action against Iran and its proxies, both defensively and offensively,” Netanyahu said at the start of an evening Israeli security meeting. Cabinet, his office said.
“We know how to defend ourselves and will act according to a simple principle: Whoever harms us or plans to harm us, we will harm them,” Netanyahu said. The Israeli government and its ally the United States are deeply concerned that Iran is preparing for an imminent attack, the Axios news website reported, citing US and Israeli officials.
Iran announced retaliation after an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus killed several people. Monday's attack killed two brigadier generals and five others from Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard. The Revolutionary Guards are Iran's elite armed forces and are considered more powerful than the regular armed forces.
A phone call with Biden
Iran's threats against Israel were also raised in a phone call between US President Joe Biden and Netanyahu on Thursday. According to the White House, Biden made it clear that the United States supports Israel in the face of these threats. National Security Council communications director John Kirby said U.S. support for Israel to defend itself against a range of threats is “unwavering.” Israel has said that if Iran attacks Israel from its soil in retaliation for the deadly attack in Syria, it will face a strong response from Israel, which will take the current conflict to another level. “Israeli officials.
Israel's military spokesman Daniel Hagari confirmed in the evening that the country's GPS positioning system was deliberately disrupted on Wednesday to “neutralize threats”. He did not give any information about where this happened. There has been speculation in the Israeli media that Iran's threats are the reason for this. Meanwhile, there is no need to buy generators, store food or withdraw money from ATMs, Hagari wrote on Platform X. In view of the tense security situation, a temporary holiday ban has been imposed on combat units. Additionally, reservations for missile defense are to be mobilized.
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