Gantz: Iran knows we are ready to act against it

Defense Minister Benny Gantz at a state memorial ceremony marking 7 years since Operation Protective Edge at the National Memorial Hall at the entrance to the military cemetery on Mount Herzl, June 20, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Defense Minister Benny Gantz at a state memorial ceremony marking 7 years since Operation Protective Edge at the National Memorial Hall at the entrance to the military cemetery on Mount Herzl, June 20, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Defense Minister Benny Gantz says that Israel is facing a conflict with Iran “and we have to defend ourselves.”

Gantz tells Channel 13 News that Israel is “determined to prevent Iran from becoming nuclear.” He says Israel is “not ready to accept Iran’s negative activities in the region… and I think they know that we are ready to act.”

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