Katz says Israel will send Iran back decades if it keeps hitting cities

22 March 2026, 2:12 pm

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Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel caused damage in Petah Tikva, March 22, 2026. (Tal Gal/Flash90)

Defense Minister Israel Katz says Israel will send Iran decades backwards in response to its attacks, accusing it of purposely targeting civilians.

“If this continues, we’ll be sure to hit Iran so hard it will be sent back decades,” Katz says while visiting the site where a missile impacted in the southern city of Arad last night, injuring scores.

Katz says Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is “intentionally firing at population centers,” which he says is designed to put domestic pressure on Israel’s government to halt the war.

“This won’t happen,” Katz says. “The home front is strong.”