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Naval battle intensifies between Israel and Iran

2021-04-07T17:13:59.405Z


The sabotage of an Iranian ship in the Gulf increases the climate of tension and raises the question of how far the two countries, which are already clashing on the Syrian front or in Lebanon, are prepared to go.


Jerusalem

Now is more than ever time to escalate the naval battle between Israel and Iran in the Gulf.

The latest episode of the clashes occurred on Tuesday with the sabotage of an Iranian ship in the Gulf off Eritrea by a magnetic mine laid by a commando team.

The building was damaged but not sunk.

No one claimed responsibility for this operation covered by military censorship in Israel.

Benny Gantz, the Minister of Defense, was satisfied to affirm that vis-a-vis Iran,

"the defensive is not sufficient, we must carry out offensive missions and we will do it as best as possible".

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A little more verbose, the

New York Times

clarified, citing American sources, that the United States had been informed before the attack in order to allow the American aircraft carrier

Eisenhower,

which crossed in the vicinity, of s 'remove.

Reserve General Assaf Orion, former head of the IDF Strategic Division, for his part confirmed

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Source: lefigaro

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