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Katz says Israel won’t target Tehran’s civilians, but they will suffer by being displaced
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Defense Minister Israel Katz says Israel does not seek to harm Iranian civilians in Tehran beyond displacing them, as the IDF prepares to conduct additional strikes in Iran’s capital.
Katz earlier warned that Tehran’s residents would “pay the price” for Iranian missiles that have targeted civilians areas in Israel, killing two dozen people.
“I wish to clarify the obvious: There is no intention to physically harm the residents of Tehran, as the murderous dictator does to the citizens of Israel,” Katz says in a statement.
“The residents of Tehran will be forced to bear the cost of the dictatorship and evacuate their homes from areas where it will be necessary to strike regime targets and security infrastructure in Tehran,” he says.
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