Zionist Defense Chief Pledges to Persist in Aggression Against Gaza, Three Arab Nations

Israeli Minister of Military Affairs, Israel Katz, has vowed to persist with military operations throughout the region, including in Gaza, where widespread civilian casualties and a blockade on aid have exacerbated one of the most severe humanitarian crises in recent decades.

Israel is set to maintain its military activities across Lebanon, Syria, the Gaza Strip, and Yemen, according to statements made by Katz during a training session for Israeli Air Force pilots. The report, published by the Hebrew-language daily Maariv, noted that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir were among those present at the event.

He stated that in Lebanon, there will be continued enforcement of maximum force against Hezbollah. In Syria, Israel has no plans to withdraw from Mount Hermon and the surrounding security zone. Meanwhile, in the Gaza Strip, Israel remains resolute in its commitment to dismantle Hamas and disarm the territory.

The Israeli defense leader stated that the Tel Aviv administration will persist in its military actions against Yemen to thwart the Ansarullah-led Yemeni government’s efforts to enhance its capabilities.

In reference to the 12-day unprovoked aggression against Iran in June, Katz asserted that Israel, working in collaboration with its American allies, delivered “significant damage to Iran’s nuclear and strategic capabilities.”

The Israeli security apparatus is intensively monitoring ongoing developments, though no additional details were disclosed.

The Israeli military has reportedly resulted in the deaths of at least 70,942 Palestinians, predominantly women and children, and injured an additional 171,195 people in Gaza since October 2023.

Despite the ceasefire that took effect on October 10, Israel has not complied with the terms of the agreement, limiting the entry of the agreed-upon numbers of aid trucks. This situation has intensified what the Health Ministry describes as a critical and ongoing health crisis amid a shortage of medical supplies.

The violent Gaza offensive has heightened regional tensions, leading to a series of retaliatory strikes involving Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement and Yemen’s Ansarullah.

In the aftermath of the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad’s government late last year, Israel has persistently carried out aggressive actions across Syrian territory.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has directed his military forces to push deeper into Syrian territory with the objective of seizing several key strategic locations in the region.

On June 13, Israel commenced an offensive against Iran, resulting in the assassination of several high-ranking military commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians.

Over a week later, the United States launched airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, marking a serious breach of the United Nations Charter, international law, and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

In retaliation, the Iranian Armed Forces launched strikes on key strategic locations within the occupied territories and targeted the al-Udeid air base in Qatar, recognized as the largest American military installation in West Asia.

The confrontation concluded on June 24 after the United States called for a ceasefire on behalf of the Israeli regime.