Tensions with Iran: Naftali Bennett said today (Tuesday), during a visit to the Northern Command, that Israel is working to harness the world, but at the same time knows how to act alone.
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Bennett, who visited the command together with Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi. Heard briefings from the Commander of the Northern Command, Major General Amir Baram, and from the Head of the Operations Division, Major General Oded Sayuk, regarding the assessment of the situation in the northern theater.
He also heard about the IDF's readiness in this sector and the situation in Lebanon and Syria.
""Immediately after the Iranian attack on the ship, we shared our intelligence with our friends in the United States, the United Kingdom and elsewhere. No one has any doubt who was behind the incident, but we also provided hard evidence for added certainty," he said.
""At the same time, unfortunately, a representative of the European Union intends to attend the inauguration ceremony of the new Iranian president, Raisi. Raisi is the most extreme Iranian president to date, and the competition is tough. I call out to the European Union - you cannot talk about human rights and at the same time pay respect to a murderer, an executioner, who killed hundreds of regime opponents.".
He added: "On the ship issue and on the Iranian issue in general: we are working to harness the world, but at the same time, we also know how to act alone.
""Iran already knows the price we pay when someone threatens our security. The Iranians need to understand that you can't sit peacefully in Tehran and set the entire Middle East on fire from there. This thing is over.".
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""The significant increase in the defense budget, in the IDF budget, which we passed just this week - reflects this. Against Iran, speeches are not enough - we need a strong IDF and for that we need to invest a lot of resources, and that's what we're doing.".
