Israel Iran Tensions
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Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz says an Iranian attack would remove restrictions on the Israel Defense Forces and threatens retaliatory strikes. Arye Deri says the IDF views haredi enlistment as a major problem, while reports focus on Benjamin Netanyahu’s delayed contact with the military chief after the Oct. 7 attack.
Israel’s defense minister says an Iranian attack would free the IDF from ‘any restrictions’
Israel’s defense minister has threatened to send Iran back to the Stone Age if it attacks, declaring that such a move would free the Israel Defense Forces from “any restrictions.” Speaking to Defense Ministry employees before the Rosh Hashanah holiday, Israel Katz said Israel would target “all national, military, and civilian infrastructure in Iran, including energy infrastructure.” He said Israel…
Netanyahu spoke with IDF chief three hours into Oct. 7, Iran pressure fuels regime divisions
The Jerusalem Post’s podcast roundup lists reports that Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with the IDF chief three hours into the October 7 attacks and that pressure on Iran is fueling divisions within its reg…
Deri Says IDF Sees Haredi Soldiers as a ‘Very Big Headache’
Shas chairman Arye Deri said the IDF does not want haredi soldiers and prefers a secular army, arguing that ultra-Orthodox enlistment creates “a very big headache” for the military. Deri made the rema…
Netanyahu spoke to IDF chief three hours after Oct. 7 attack began, report says
Benjamin Netanyahu’s first conversation with then-IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi on Oct. 7, 2023, took place at 9:45 a.m., three hours after Hamas attacks began, KAN News reported. Netanyahu had rece…