Zamir: IDF ready to carry out more ‘severe and deep’ strikes in Iran

The Israel Defense Forces is prepared to deliver “another severe and deep strike” against the Iranian regime, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir warned on Tuesday. “The IDF maintained, and continues to maintain, immediate readiness and preparedness to resume operations in Iran,” Zamir told fellow commanders during a training exercise in northern Israel. The military chief spoke a day after Iran and its Houthi proxy targeted the Jewish state with several volleys of ballistic missiles, prompting Israeli retaliatory airstrikes against targets in the Islamic Republic. 

“All of our defensive and offensive capabilities were on high alert and fully prepared—we intercepted the threats launched at us and struck in Iran swiftly and forcefully,” stated Zamir, warning that Monday’s operation was merely a “preparation for a much more significant and powerful blow.” “Iran’s attempt to dictate new rules and alter the reality will fail,” he declared, in reference to Tehran’s threat to resume attacks if the IDF continues to strike Hezbollah, its Lebanese terrorist proxy. “We will continue to operate and deepen the damage inflicted on the Hezbollah terrorist organization while defending the communities of northern Israel,” Zamir vowed, adding: “The IDF remains on high alert and will act with determination wherever we identify a threat to the citizens of the State of Israel.”

The IDF’s Home Front Command on Tuesday morning lifted restrictions on civilian life for most of the country after Iranian missile attacks ceased, allowing schools to reopen and daily life to return to normal. However, the Islamic Republic on Monday afternoon warned it would carry out “far more severe and crushing” missile attacks against Israel if the Jewish state continued military operations against Hezbollah. (Read More)