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Katz says Iran knows US planes involved in war are taking off from Israel
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Defense Minister Israel Katz says American warplanes have been taking off from Israel for strikes in Iran.
Speaking to the right-wing Channel 14 news, Katz says: “The fact is that, at the moment — and this could change within an hour — the Iranians have been firing at everything, apart from one country, the State of Israel.”
“They know that American aircraft are taking off from here, and refuelers are taking off from here, to strike,” he says, adding that “there is deterrence.”
“This does not mean [we know] what will happen tomorrow. It means what our response will be. I announced, the prime minister announced, we made it absolutely clear: If they fire at Israel, we will strike [back] with full force,” Katz adds.
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