Israel Katz: “Iran is more vulnerable than ever”

The new Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, held his first meeting with the General Staff since taking office.

He spoke of the ceasefire in Lebanon and insisted that there would be no end to the fighting before Israel achieved its objectives and without guarantees of its right to implement and prevent terrorism. by himself. Any agreement must include “the disarmament of Hezbollah and its withdrawal beyond the Litani River as well as the safe return of northerners to their homes,” Katz said.

Furthermore, he affirmed that Israel's priority was to prevent Iran from possessing nuclear weapons. “We find ourselves today because of the hard blows dealt to Hezbollah but also to Iran, in a situation where Iran is more vulnerable than ever, in a concrete way and in the mind and the mind is no less important”.

“There is today a broad consensus that Iran's nuclear program must be thwarted, and it is also accepted that this is feasible – not only on a security level, but also on a political level. Today there is an opportunity to thwart and eliminate the threat of annihilation of the State of Israel. We have an opportunity and you bring the capacity. I know you will be able to do it so that together we can achieve this. We will block Iranian aggression against Israel whether direct or through its proxies.”

Concerning Gaza, the minister declared: “First of all the hostages as I also said as Minister of Foreign Affairs: this is the most important objective for the security services at the head of which I find myself as a government minister. We will do everything to bring them home and to guarantee the eradication of Hamas.”