Israel's Chief Of Military Staff: We Can Launch Very Fast Attacks In The Middle East, Lebanon, Gaza

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi while speaking with soldiers at Tel Nof Air Base (Source: IDF)

JAKARTA - Israeli Chief of Staff Defense Forces (IDF) Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi reminded his troops' ability to carry out rapid attacks anywhere in the Middle East, insisting they would hunt down the new Head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Yahya Sinwar.

Speaking to Israeli Air Force personnel at Tel Nof Air Base, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Halevi said Israel was on high alert and would be able to respond quickly to any attack.

"We will be able to launch very fast attacks anywhere in Lebanon, anywhere in Gaza, anywhere in the Middle East, above ground and underground," Lieutenant General Halevi said.

"We will send a very clear message to our enemies, those who attack us, those who in every speech speak of how they try to destroy the State of Israel. We will attack them, and we will continue to grow stronger," he explained.

Israel is on high alert, following an attack that killed senior military commander Hezbollah Fuad Shukr in Beirut, Lebanon last week.

A day after, Hamas Political Bureau Head Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an attack in Tehran, Iran, after attending the inauguration of the elected president Masoud Pezeshkian.

In contrast to claims against the attack in Beirut, Israel did not respond to the attack on Tehran. Iran and Hamas said Israel was linked to the killing of Haniyeh. However, the two events have added to the tension in the Middle East which has heated up due to the conflict in Gaza.