West Jerusalem must be prepared to resume attacks against Iran if necessary, Defense Minister Israel Katz has warned
The United States has handed over 6,500 tons of weapons and equipment to Israel within 24 hours, West Jerusalem has said.
The announcement went hand in hand with media reports claiming that the head of the US Central Command, Brad Cooper, has told US President Donald Trump about a possible plan to revive military measures against Iran in an effort to pressure it to accept a more favorable peace agreement.
According to Fox News, what Cooper described as “the final blow” against Tehran may include a “short and powerful shock wave” targeting Iran “remaining military assets, leadership and infrastructure.”
A cease-fire between the United States and Israel against Iran was announced on April 8 after more than a month of fighting, but attempts by Washington and Tehran to reach a diplomatic solution to the conflict have been futile. Control of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear program reportedly remain the main sticking point between the two sides.
Israel’s Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Thursday that two cargo ships docked at the ports of Ashdod and Haifa in the country have arrived with thousands of air and ground weapons, military trucks, Joint Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) and other military equipment.
The equipment was loaded onto hundreds of trucks and transferred to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) camps across the country, the statement said.
According to the statistics of the Ministry of Defense, Israel has already received more than 115,600 tons of military equipment, through 403 airplanes and 10 seals since the attacks of the United States and Israel against Iran began on February 28.
Semafor reported in mid-March, citing US officials, that Israel had informed the US that it was running “too low” on air defense interceptors amid Tehran’s retaliatory strikes. The IDF rejected the claim.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday that West Jerusalem supports Washington’s diplomatic efforts, but warned that “Soon it may be necessary to act again” against Iran to ensure it will do so “not returning to be a threat.”
Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Seyyed Majid Mousavi of the Air Force’s Air Force said on the same day Tehran would respond “for painful, long, and distant strikes” like being attacked again.
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