He Israeli Defense Minister, Yoav Gallantsaid on Tuesday that Israel is in war on several fronts and that it operates “everywhere, every day” to deter such threats, which appears to be a veiled admission of Israeli responsibility for yesterday’s attack in Damascus against him Iranian consulate.

“We are now fighting a war on several fronts; we see evidence of this every day. We act everywhere, every day, to prevent our enemies from gaining strength and to send a message to all who threaten us throughout the Middle East that the price will be high“, the minister said before Knesset Committee on Defense and Foreign Affairs (Israeli parliament).

An attack attributed to Israel killed at least 14 people in Damascus yesterday, seven of them members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including the maximum responsible for Quds Force in Syria and LebanonBrigadier General Mohamed Reza Zahediand his deputy, Brigadier General Mohamed Hadi Haj Rahimi.

To this must be added five other revolutionary guards and six Syrians, according to Iranian state media, which blame Israel for the attack, although its army will never admit its regular bombings pro-Iranian positions in Syriawhich happen since 2019.

Iran promised revenge on Israelblamed for the deadliest attack on Iranian forces in Syria in 2024, where Israeli bombing has killed eight people to date, including two Revolutionary Guard generals.

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Before the parliamentary committee, Gallant also discussed military achievements “V fighting and dismantling Hamas in the Gaza Strip, various efforts to secure the return of hostages held by Hamas and anti-terrorism operations“, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

Hamas has ceased to function as a military organization in most of the Strip. Their commanders are hiding in tunnels, they have lost the ability to command and control, most of the battalions have ceased to function.

However, Gallant stressed that the Hamas brigade in Rafah, at the southern end of the strip, “still standing with its four battalions“.

“We’ll get to it soon,” he said of the announced ground offensive in their area. 1.4 million displacedwhich the United States and the international community oppose.

“Military pressure has been and remains the main element guaranteeing the return of hostages. Progress in eliminating Hamas and information received from terrorists gives us strength at the negotiating table. I promise to return all hostages to their homes.“He pointed to the negotiations on a truce and the exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners, which are taking place these days in Cairo.

(EFE)