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From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Netanyahu calls Air Force ‘our iron fist that can strike the soft underbelly of our enemies’
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Ramat David Air Force base near Haifa, August 21, 2024. (Haim Zach/GPO)
During a visit to the Ramat David Air Force base near Haifa, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel is “ready for any scenario, both on the defensive and on the attack.”
Netanyahu calls the IAF “our iron fist that can strike the soft underbelly of our enemies.”
He says that the Air Force has shown repeatedly that it undertakes heroic missions, “and if necessary, will do so again.”
Netanyahu receives a briefing from IAF’s chief of staff and the head of its air defense array on preparations for dealing with threats from the north and beyond.
