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April 9 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel Katz, has assured that they do not fear retaliation from Iran after the deadly attack on the Consulate in Damascus, the capital of Syria, and has warned that they will send “planes and soldiers” wherever there is a response to these attacks. facts, from which they have been separated.
“Israel did not take responsibility for the attack on Damascus, but Iran declared that it will respond to us. It does not scare us,” Katz said in an interview for the Italian newspaper 'La Repubblica'.
“We do not want a war with Iran, but if they attack us directly, we will respond,” warned Katz, who has described Iran as the “snakehead” that directs other groups in the region, such as the Shiite militia party Hezbollah in Lebanon. or the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Katz has said Hezbollah and the Houthis “have been attacking the Golan Heights and the city of Eilat, respectively, for a long time,” and Israel has “so far” reacted in a “limited way,” but Israel is prepared for a much more direct confrontation. if necessary.
“If missiles begin to arrive from Lebanon to Tel Aviv in retaliation for Damascus, Israel will send planes and also soldiers. The problem is that the West does not take the danger of Iran and radical Islam seriously,” he said.
Last week, an attack attributed to Israel against the Iranian Consulate facilities in the Syrian capital left at least 16 dead, including two civilians and senior officials of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, as well as some members of a militia related to Hezbollah.
Iranian authorities have since warned that they reserve the right to respond.
