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As tensions escalated between Iran and Israel, The Jerusalem Post on April 20 quoted Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as saying in reaction to Iran’s threats that “Israel is prepared for every possible Iranian move” and “will not shy away from action.”
"We hear the threats from Iran and the IDF and security forces are prepared for every possible Iranian move. We will fight whoever tries to harm us. We will not shy away from action against those who threaten our security. They will pay a heavy price,” Netanyahu said.
According to Jerusalem post, Netanyahu made the statement Friday morning at a special cabinet meeting that took place at the location where, 70 years ago, the establishment of the State of Israel was declared.
Within an hour, Hossein Salami, a deputy commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said in Tehran on Friday “You would be annihilated in any war. Your only way out would be escaping to the sea.”
“We know you very well. You are too vulnerable. Your country is smaller than one of the theaters of the Iran-Iraq war [of the 1980s]. All of the occupied lands could come under our fire,” Tasnim News Agency quoted Salami as saying.
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