Bennett gave details of the two strikes in the short article, in which he argued that Israel and the US need to topple the Iranian ayatollahs’ regime, “the source of endless war, terror and suffering throughout the world.”
The article was headlined, “The US and Israel need to take Iran on directly,” with the underline urging: “Make the ayatollahs pay for sowing chaos through their Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthi proxies.”
The first time Israel struck Iran under Bennett’s watch was in February 2022, according to the former premier, when he authorized a strike against a UAV base on Iranian soil in response to two failed drone attacks launched at Israel by Tehran.
In the second instance, in March 2022, Bennett indicated that he authorized security forces to assassinate senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officer Hassan Sayyad Khodaei — though he didn’t mention him by name — after an Iranian attempt to kill Israeli tourists in Turkey. READ MORE