Israel Vows Decisive Retaliation for Iranian Drone Attacks, Seeks Global Alliance
16 April 2024 19:12
Decisions have been made regarding retaliation for the overnight events from Saturday to Sunday. "Israel will choose the time and place to respond to the Iranian attack with drones and missiles," said on Tuesday the Israeli Minister of the War Cabinet, Beni Gantz.
Gantz revealed that Tel Aviv is collaborating with the USA to form a global and regional alliance against Tehran.
"Iran is a global and regional problem, as well as a threat to Israel. Therefore, the world should act against it militarily and impose sanctions on it to curb its aggression," Gantz said at a conference organized by the "Israel Hayom" newspaper.
"I have discussed this with senior officials of the American administration, and Israel will work closely with them to advance this goal," he added.
"Iran will not escape unscathed"
He indicated that this will involve promoting normalization processes to strategically distance the region from Iran. "Israel will act with strategic intelligence and will respond at the place, time, and manner it decides. There is nothing more to be added," stated the Israeli minister.
Meanwhile, located at the Julis military base in the north of the country, the spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Daniel Hagari, announced that he is planning retaliation after Iran attacked Israel over the weekend.
"We cannot stand idly by in the face of such aggression. Iran will not escape unscathed," stated Hagari and also echoed Gantz's sentiments, saying, "we will respond at our own discretion, in the correct place, and in the manner we consider appropriate".
