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Their supplies are now set, and this affects their calculus. Both their attack and defensive capabilities have been weakened,
Gallant said
The enemy has sought to hurt both our defensive and offensive systems but was not very successful because we had made arrangements and were in the know,
Iran's defence minister said on WednesdayIf Iran makes the mistake of launching another missile barrage at Israel, we will once again know how to reach Iran, with capabilities that we did not even use this time
chief of the general staff Herzi Halevi told
This event is not over; we are still in the midst of it,
he said, according to a statement issued by the military
Our message is very, very clear… ‘Any threat, anywhere, at any time, we will know how to reach it, we will know how to strike,
said Israel Defense Forces Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi
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We believe that this should be the end of this tit-for-tat,
Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said during a meeting today with reporters
This is an existential war, a war on seven fronts, against the axis of evil led by Iran,
said Netanyahu
Three weeks ago, after we eliminated Iran’s top emissary, the arch-terrorist Hassan Nasrallah, Iran attacked Israel with hundreds of ballistic missiles. That attack failed. We promised then that it would be met with firmness—and in the early hours of Saturday morning, we fulfilled that promise,
said NetanyahuWe did this for a very simple reason: because we may be required to do this again,
said Halevi on TuesdayAnd in war, as in war—we exact a heavy toll on those who seek our lives,
he addedDownplaying the attack can be used to avoid a response, but it may also be a reflexive response, to buy time before a decision is made on whether and how to respond,
said Michael Horowitz, head of intelligence at Le Beck International, a security and risk management consultancy
Any future Israel attack will be even more effective,
Horowitz saidIt was a very smart attack, targeting all the sensitive sites,
Hinz said in an interviewWe hit hard Iran’s defense capabilities and its ability to produce missiles that are aimed at us,
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a speech, addingThe missiles are dispersed all over the country, some of them are deep inside Iran and deep underground. Attacking them would be very difficult,
he saidIt's safe to say the Iranians have been trying to get more out of Assad,
Haid said
Tehran won't make that dangerous decision unless it faces a threat to its national security, such as targeting its nuclear program,
Koulouriotis saidBecause supply lines and the movement of goods from Lebanon have been suspended, and a wave of displaced people are putting pressure on resources, prices in Syria are rising for everyone,
Haid addedI don't see that [Assad] would sacrifice these relations unless he personally and his regime are in existential danger,
Koulouriotis concludedIt's difficult to say with certainty what's happening behind closed doors but Israel, from the beginning, has made it clear, through public as well as private messaging, that any involvement will come with a heavy price,
Haid noted