From Katz: IDF prepared for Iranian attack on High Holidays, Israel ready to ‘respond with great force’
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Defense Minister Israel Katz attends the Muni Expo 2026 conference in Tel Aviv, on June 24, 2026 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
Defense Minister Israel Katz says the IDF is prepared to respond “with great force” if attacked by Iran, after Iranian forces targeted US military positions across the region.
Katz says Israeli forces are prepared for a possible attack from Iran over the Jewish High Holiday season, which begins on the evening of September 11 with Rosh Hashanah.
“For now, they are striking throughout the region except us,” he tells a conference hosted by Israeli news site Ynet and newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth.
“But there is a possibility that they will attack us. We are prepared for that defensively,” he adds.
If Iran attacks, Israel would “respond with great force, independently of anyone else” Katz says, adding that “our planes are ready to take off.”
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