Israel's ex-PM calls for destruction of Iran nuclear facilities after attack
The Hindu
Former Israeli PM calls for decisive strike to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities after missile attack, urging tough response.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday (October 2, 2024) called for a decisive strike to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities after the Islamic republic fired a barrage of missiles at Israel.
"We must act now to destroy Iran's nuclear program, its central energy facilities, and to fatally cripple this terrorist regime," Mr. Bennett wrote on X just hours after the attack on Israel on Tuesday.
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"We have the justification. We have the tools. Now that Hezbollah and Hamas are paralysed, Iran stands exposed," wrote Mr. Bennett.
In a separate statement, Israel's main opposition leader Yair Lapid said Iran should pay a "significant and heavy price" for the attack.
"Tehran knows that Israel is coming. The response needs to be tough and it should send an unequivocal message to the terror axis in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, Gaza and in Iran itself," said Mr. Lapid, who also briefly served as premier in 2022.
Iran has been accused of seeking to develop atomic weapons, though the Islamic republic insists its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes.
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