The Defense Minister spoke at a ceremony in memory of the helicopter disaster victims, and made clear that Israel is changing its perception of Iran and will fight it directly: "

• Bennett and Golan Heights stars // Photo: Ariel Hermoni / Ministry of Defense

Defense Minister Naftali Bennett attended Tuesday's ceremony with the helicopter disaster victims, together with State President Reuben (Ruby) Rivlin, Chief of Staff, Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, Knesset members, heads of authorities and bereaved families.

Bennett said at the ceremony: "We are constantly working to raise prices from Iran until we reach the ultimate goal of removing Iran from Syria. We will continue to prevent an Iranian presence on our northern border.

Photo: Tal Oz / Ministry of Defense

"This event, for me, not only marks the helicopter disaster," Bennett added, "but a kind of anniversary of the Security Strip war. Call this war" the war without a name, "between the first Lebanon war and the second. We remember the heroes who gave their lives for life Of others, and salute them. "

Regarding the situation in the northern sector, the minister said: "Even these days, the northern sector continues to employ us. The relative quiet does not confuse us, the IDF is alert and ready for any scenario. When the octopus arms hit you, do not fight back only with the arms, but strangle your head. The same is true with Iran. For generations, we have been constantly fighting the arms of the Iranian octopus in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, and we have not focused enough on the weakening of Iran itself. We are now changing the perception, and we are in a continuous campaign to weaken the Iranian octopus itself: in economic, political, intelligence, military, and other dimensions.

Bennett summed up his statement with a direct message to Iran: "You have nothing to look for in Syria, and as long as you continue to try to build terrorist bases there, we will only increase the impact on you. Suleimani's assassination is a formative event that has had a significant impact on the sector. We continue, and continue to prevent an Iranian presence on our northern border. We are constantly working and raising prices until we reach the ultimate goal: removing Iran from Syria. "