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Thursday, June 25, 2020
Netanyahu, Gantz hint Israel behind recent strikes on Iranian sites in Syria
Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu both hint at Israel’s involvement in recent strikes against Iranian targets in Syria, speaking at a military ceremony.
“We will preempt and hit you, close or far away from our border,” Gantz says, addressing Iranian leaders.
Netanyahu says the government is “acting against our enemies’ attempts to develop precision missiles in Syria, Lebanon and [on] other fronts.”