Defending the need for Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, Gallant explained that among other purposes, it will serve to warn Iran and its proxies away from launching similar attacks in the future.
“My basic view: We are fighting an axis, not a single enemy,” he said. “Iran is building up military power around Israel in order to use it.”
While Tehran has claimed that Hamas acted independently on October 7, when members of the terror group slaughtered some 1,200 people in southern Israel and seized around 240 hostages, it has publicly praised the deadly onslaught. The IDF said on Sunday that it had uncovered equipment being used by Hamas to develop precision-guided missiles under Iranian tutelage.
At the same time as Israel fights Hamas on its southern border, it has been battling Hezbollah on the northern border, albeit in a much more limited way. READ MORE
