Israel Warns Iran in New IDF Assessment
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A top general in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) warned that Israel will continue with its campaign against Iran and its proxies in the Middle East, just four weeks after a fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire ended its 12-day war with Tehran.
"Iran and its axis remain in our sights—the campaign against Iran is not over," IDF Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, said in the latest situational assessment made public on Tuesday, July 22.
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