Defense Minister Bnei Gantz spoke today (Tuesday) at a meeting of the Joint Defense Budget Committee and argued that Iran is moving towards nuclear capability and the proposed state budget reflects the response to this threat.
The Joint Committee on the Defense Budget, headed by MK Ram Ben Barak, held another discussion today in a series of discussions on the defense budget.
"We see Iran advancing towards a level of enrichment that will allow it, if it decides, to be a threshold state - and we are making every effort to prevent that. We will invest in attack and defense capabilities, improve technological superiority, and accelerate efforts to make sure Iran is first "A global and regional challenge, Israel will always have the ability to defend its citizens on its own. This is true for all sectors and also for the Iranian arena," Ganz said.
"We are also preparing for the next campaign - including fighting in two arenas simultaneously, while using multidimensional capabilities, maneuverability and increasing lethality. We increase and improve training, achieve goals and objectives, and develop capabilities against Hezbollah and Hamas, which will strengthen deterrence "At the same time, at the level of security policy, we are working to strengthen the Palestinian Authority and to improve the relationship and strengthen all the stabilizing factors in the region," the defense minister added.
The committee's chairman, MK Ram Ben-Barak, said: "The State of Israel faces complex regional challenges - near and far. The State of Israel faces a wide range of threats - from fencing-related terrorist incidents, street knives to an uncompromising struggle to prevent Iran from establishing itself in the region. , And the halting of Iran's race to acquire nuclear weapons. A range of threats from knife to nuclear. However, we are in one of the quietest periods the State of Israel has ever known. "The Mossad, the Israel Police and partners overseas."