Iran should ‘directly pay the price’ in Tehran if it attacks Israel: ex-Israeli PM – National | 24CA News
Iran ought to “directly pay the price” in its capital of Tehran if it follows by way of with an anticipated retaliatory assault on Israel, former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett says — an motion that many worry may spark a wider struggle within the Middle East.
The world is anxiously ready to see if Iran follows by way of on vows to assault Israel in response to an Israeli strike on Iran’s embassy in Syria final week that killed a senior commander within the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’ abroad Quds Force and 6 different officers.
Such an assault would escalate the prevailing battle within the Middle East sparked by Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault on Israel and the following Israeli army response in Gaza. The violence in Gaza has sparked assaults from Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen — teams that, like Hamas, are backed by the Iranian regime.
During an interview that may air in full on Sunday on The West Block, Bennett stated Israel has lengthy fought Iran by way of its proxies, together with Hamas, which justified the Israeli strike in Syria.
“Iran is like an octopus of terror, whose head is in Tehran but then it sends its tentacles into Lebanon with Hezbollah terror organization, into Gaza with Hamas and the Islamic Jihad,” he instructed host Mercedes Stephenson.
Asked what he believed Israel ought to do in response to an assault from Iran, Bennett made clear the capital needs to be a goal.
“If we are attacked — and we’re already being attacked by the proxies — I definitely think that Iran should directly pay the price in Tehran,” he stated. “I also think that the free world can and should engage in an ongoing soft campaign to collapse the Iranian regime.”
The United States has vowed to help Israel within the occasion of an Iranian assault, which may embody army property.
Bennett stated following by way of with an assault on Israel “would be detrimental to Iran” ultimately.
“Iran until now has enjoyed fighting a one-sided war (with Israel),” stated. “We’re in a boxing ring and one side is hitting the other and the other is not responding.
“If they directly attack Israel, clearly Israel will retaliate. And what I’ve learned is that (the Iranian) regime, they’re very incompetent and corrupt and a lousy regime. The people despise it. They don’t like incurring losses, and they have a lot to lose.”
Elsewhere within the interview, Bennett defended Israel’s army marketing campaign in Gaza and stated he was “disappointed” in Canada’s place on the battle.
Canada has referred to as for a direct ceasefire and urged Israel to do extra to guard civilians in Gaza and facilitate the supply of humanitarian support. The House of Commons handed a non-binding movement final month with help from most Liberal MPs that stated Canada ought to stop additional authorization and switch of arms exports to Israel, which the federal government later adopted by way of on.
“We expect friends to be with us not when it’s easy, but when it’s tough,” Bennett stated.
Watch the complete interview with Bennett on The West Block on Sunday at 11 a.m. ET.
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