Gallant tells fighter pilots: ‘We created the Air Force for days like these’

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant visits the Air Force base in Nevatim and tells pilots and aircrews that the capabilities of the Air Force were built for “days like these.”

“We are in days of opportunity and danger. It was for days like these we created the Air Force,” Gallant says according to a statement from his office.

“Because of your ability to attack anywhere, we have the confidence to take necessary risks,” Gallant says.

Photos show Gallant and the crews standing in front of F-35 stealth fighter jets.

His comments come with Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah threatening to attack Israel to avenge the recent killings of Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.

Israel claimed credit for firing a missile into Shukr’s Beirut apartment, but has not claimed or denied killing Haniyeh.