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Israel says US warplanes used its bases for Iran strikes
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Israel says US warplanes used its bases for Iran strikes

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that U.S. warplanes used Israeli military bases to launch attacks on Iran.
  • Katz reiterated Israel's readiness to retaliate if targeted, noting Iran has not attacked Israel despite recent U.S. strikes.
  • The comments come after a period of de-escalation following U.S. airstrikes on Iran, with Israel not participating in the latest hostilities.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz revealed on Tuesday that U.S. warplanes utilized his country's military bases for strikes against Iran. He also affirmed Israel's preparedness for retaliation should it become a target.

The recent exchange between the U.S. and Iran has paused since Friday, following thirteen nights of American airstrikes on the Islamic Republic. This escalation occurred after a ceasefire agreement reached in April failed to hold. Israel notably abstained from direct involvement in this latest round of conflict, which began in late February with a joint U.S.-Israeli offensive against Iran.

The fact is, at this moment and this situation can change within an hour, Iran has fired at all targets in the region except for one country, and that is Israel.

— Israel KatzSpeaking to Israeli television channel Channel 14 about Iran's regional actions.

"The fact is, at this moment and this situation can change within an hour, Iran has fired at all targets in the region except for one country, and that is Israel," Katz told the right-leaning Israeli television channel, Channel 14. "They know that American planes took off from here to launch attacks," he added, underscoring the strategic role of Israeli bases in U.S. operations against Iran.

They know that American planes took off from here to launch attacks.

— Israel KatzExplaining the use of Israeli bases for U.S. military operations.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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