‘Iran is building up military power around Israel in order to use it,’ Defense Min. Gallant tells the Wall Street Journal.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (Likud) told the Wall Street Journal that Israel is not fighting a single enemy, but an axis.

Speaking to WSJ, Gallant said, “October 7 was the bloodiest day for Jewish people since 1945. The world needs to understand. This is different.”

Gallant’s “basic view,” he said, is that Israel is “fighting an axis, not a single enemy.”

“Iran is building up military power around Israel in order to use it,” he added.

At the same time, Israel is also moving from the “intense maneuvering phase of the war” to “different types of special operations.” This next phase, he warned, “will last for a longer time.”

Gallant added that Israel is nearing the next phase in northern Gaza, including in Gaza city, and that Israel “takes into consideration” the large number of civilians in the area.

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