Top minister: Israel has ‘no desire for war’ with Iran in Syria

10 May 2018, 5:00 pm

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Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan says Israel has “no intention to escalate, and no desire to get to the point of a general war” with Iran.

“We’re just insisting on our policy, supported by Arab governments, sometimes in secret, by the United States and many others, not to allow Iranian entrenchment on Israel’s border with Syria,” Erdan tells Hadashot television news.

He adds: “Nobody knows what happens next. The Iranians just suffered a serious blow. Their plan to attack Israel failed. There can be additional scenarios [i.e., attempts by Iran to attack Israel] in the coming days and we have to prepare for that. Last night we knew in every likely scenario what the IDF’s response would be and approved it ahead of time.”