Tensions have escalated in recent days after israel carried out airstrikes on what it claimed were Iranian and Iran-backed fighters in Syria, with Tel Aviv also being blamed for airstrikes in Lebanon and Iraq. Soldiers in northern israel have been placed on high alert over fears of reprisal attacks.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke in a 17-second Hebrew-language YouTube video on Monday, vowing that Israel would continue to “defend its security by any means necessary”.
“Iran is acting in a broad front to produce murderous terror attacks against Israel. Israel will continue to defend its security by any means necessary”, said Netanyahu.
He also emphatically called on the international community to take action against what he called the regional threat posed by Tehran and its proxies.
“I call on the international community to act immediately to ensure Iran stops these attacks”, the Israeli prime minister said.
Tensions have shot up recently, as Tel Aviv has carried out airstrikes that have targeted what it described as Iranian forces and “Shiite militia targets” in Syria.
Tensions have shot up recently, as Jerusalem carried out airstrikes that targeted what it described as Iranian forces and “Shiite militia targets” in Syria.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) stated on 24 August that the strikes were aimed at stopping a “pending, large-scale attack of multiple killer drones on Israel”.
A spate of airstrikes in Lebanon and Iraq have also been blamed…
