The head of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) warned on Tuesday that an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities is being considered. IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi told the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that the army “is accelerating operational planning and preparedness to deal with Iran and the military nuclear threat. Thankfully, the budget that was approved [last week] makes it possible to contend with a variety of threats,” according to The Times of Israel. Last month, the Israeli government approved a budget of around 5 billion shekels ($1.5 billion), to be used primarily against Iran’s nuclear program. The funds are for preparing the military and procuring key “bunker-busting” resources like intelligence-gathering drones and various types of aircraft for destroying heavily fortified underground sites, based on reports from Israeli media. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told the U.N. General Assembly in September: “Iran’s nuclear program has hit a watershed …
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