Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant last Tuesday and appointed his place as head of diplomacy, Israel Katz. The man is a hawk of Israeli politics, favoring a hard line with the country's enemies.
Shortly after his appointment, Israel Katz said he wanted to win “ the enemy » and reach “ the objectives of the war ”, namely “ the return of the hostages, the destruction of Hamas, the defeat of Hezbollah, the containment of Iranian aggression and the safe return of the people of the north and south (of Israel) to their homes ».
This Monday, the Minister of Defense once again expressed his hostility towards the Iranian regime. “ In my first meeting today with the IDF General Staff Forum, I highlighted that Iran is more exposed than ever to attacks on its nuclear facilitieshe wrote on X. We have the opportunity to achieve our most important goal: to thwart and eliminate the existential threat to the State of Israel. »
Israel has for years accused Iran of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons, something the Islamic Republic – whose leaders regularly call for the destruction of the Jewish state – has always denied. In 2018, the United States, under the presidency of Donald Trump, denounced the Vienna international agreement concluded three years earlier with the aim of limiting and controlling Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
In response, the Islamic Republic has increased its production of enriched uranium to never-before-reached levels, close to that needed to make an atomic weapon, and its stocks continue to grow, according to reports from the International Energy Agency. atomic energy (IAEA), the UN nuclear watchdog.
Trump's election could prompt strong action
This message from Israel Katz is published in a context of maximum tensions with Iran, which has promised to respond to Israeli strikes on October 26 against Iranian military installations. “ Iran's response to Zionist aggression is clear. We have never left an attack unanswered in 40 years. We are capable of destroying everything the Zionists have in a single operation “, declared General Ali Fadavi, deputy commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, in early November.
The Israeli Air Force has so far always refrained from striking Iran's nuclear program or the country's oil installations, at the request of US President Joe Biden. But the victory of Republican Donald Trump, a supporter of a hard line against Iran, completely reshuffles the cards. The next Israeli strikes could know no limits.
