Israel threatens to respond to Hezbollah attack with a strike on Iran

Israel will launch a military strike against Iran if the Tehran-backed Hezbollah group joins the war against Hamas. Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat stated this in an interview with the Daily Mail.

The Israeli minister believes that Tehran has a plan to attack Israel in all directions. If this happens, Israel will not only strike back on these fronts, but will also “get to the head of the snake that is Iran,” Barkat said.

According to him, Iranian ayatollahs will be “wiped off the face of the earth.” His comments indicate the possibility of a rapid escalation of the regional conflict and anticipate an expected Israeli ground invasion of the Gaza Strip to “destroy” Hamas, the newspaper writes.