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Ganz: Iran has tried to transport explosives from Syria to the territories using a UAV
The defense minister claimed that an unmanned aerial vehicle, launched from a large military base in Syria and intercepted near Beit She'an in 2018, was intended to lead weapons to terrorist operatives in the West Bank.
"There are always tools and there is an interest in stopping Iran. Along with a diplomatic solution, there must also be a use of force on the table."
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Tuesday, 23 November 2021, 10:48 Updated: 11:18
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Defense Minister Bnei Gantz claimed today (Tuesday) that Israel has thwarted Iran's attempt to transfer explosives from Syria to terrorist operatives in the West Bank.
Ganz referred in his remarks to an incident that took place in February 2018, when Tehran launched an unmanned aircraft from the T4 airport in Syria, which was intercepted in the Beit She'an area.
He said the UAV was designed for the transfer of weapons to terrorists in the West Bank.
"The goal of the aircraft was our understanding that terrorists in Judea and Samaria," said Ganz conference Political-Military of the Institute for Policy and Strategy at the University Reichman City. "Iran not only uses aircraft "According to Ganz, Iran's capability in the area of the drones" already endangers the Sunni countries, international forces in the Middle East and also countries in Europe and Africa, "Gantz said.
"There must also be a power play on the table."
Ganz (Photo: Flash 90, Jonathan Zindel)
The incident took place on February 10, 2018, when a combat helicopter intercepted the Iranian UAV that had infiltrated Israeli territory. In response, the Air Force attacked the site from which the UAV was launched, as well as a number of other targets.
The head of the Air Force at the time, Brigadier General Tomer Bar, said at the time that the UAV had penetrated Israel via Jordan and did not directly cross the Syrian-Israeli border. .
"They estimated we would not discover them," said Brigadier General Bar.
The Foreign Ministry in Tehran denied at the time that an Iranian UAV had been shot down and called it a "ridiculous" claim.
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"The Iranian method of becoming a regional bishop is to take over backward countries," Ganz said. "The method is clear - first we take Damascus, than we take Berlin."
In addition, in his speech, he presented two bases located in the Islamic Republic - in the Shabhar region and on the island of Kashm in southern Iran - from which "operations were carried out towards the maritime space and where advanced attacking UAVs of the Shahad type are still located today."
The Defense Minister called on the world to take action against the Iranian intensification.
"In the face of the threat, the world has many tools to act, and it must activate 'Plan B' for the diplomatic option," he said, emphasizing that Israel will act in cooperation with Washington.
"There are always tools and there is an interest in stopping Iran, which harms the economy, foreign policy, security and moral values. "A stronger force. I thank our American friend for the sanctions and actions they have taken recently in this regard in order to reach the common goal," he said.
Bennett: "There may be disagreements with the US"
Earlier, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that in light of the resumption of nuclear talks between Iran and the powers, there could be disagreements with the Biden administration.
"There may be disagreements with the good ones in our society - this will not be the first time," Bennett said at the Security-Policy Conference of the Institute of Policy and Strategy (IPS) at Reichman University in Herzliya.
"Even if there is a return to the nuclear agreement - Israel is not a party to the agreement. Israel is not bound by the agreement."
He noted that after the signing of the nuclear deal in 2015, the Israeli government "fell asleep on guard" and stopped fighting against Iran.
"We were dealing with other things then. We will learn from this mistake - we will preserve our freedom of action," Bennett said.
He added that Israel must take the initiative vis-à-vis Iran and preserve freedom of action and the ability to act against Iran in any situation and in any political circumstances. "We hope the world will not blink - but even then we do not intend to blink."
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