Katz added that while Tehran is at its weakest point in history, this vulnerability may prompt extreme measures against the state, to which Israel would respond with full force. Also attending the ceremony, IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir called for national unity in the defense of Israel and advocated for the military's ongoing efforts to draft members of the ultra-Orthodox community who currently do not enlist.
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Netanyahu Directs IDF and Mossad to Topple Iranian Regime to Stop Nukes
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Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that Iranian agents and proxies have attempted to sabotage the results of Israel's upcoming elections through terror attacks. Speaking at an IDF cadets' graduation ceremony at the Bahad 1 school in southern Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the Iranian government is renewing its pursuit of nuclear weapons and that overturning the regime is the only way to end the threat permanently. He cited the actions of Mojtaba Khamenei as proof that Tehran has "taken the safety off" and issued the goal of regime change as a directive to the Mossad, the IDF, and security agencies.
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