Netanyahu warns Israel ready for attacks from other fronts

Visiting an F-15 base, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issues an apparent threat to Iran that Israel will strike if attacked.

“We are in challenging times. We are in the midst of a war in Gaza that is continuing with full force. In addition, we are continuing with ceaseless efforts to return our hostages, but we are also preparing for challenges from other fronts,” Netanyahu tells pilots at an F-15 base.

Israel’s F-15 fleet is the Air Force’s primary weapon for long-range strikes.

Netanyahu said Israel is continuing its war in Gaza but is also preparing for scenarios in other arenas, the Times of Israel reported.

“We set a simple principle: Anyone who hits us, we hit them,” Netanyahu said, in apparent reference to Iranian threats to carry out strikes against Israel. “We are ready to fulfil our responsibilities to Israel’s security, in defence and attack.”

He was speaking amid concern that Iran was preparing to strike Israel in response for the killing of senior Iranian commanders.

Photo courtesy of IAF

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