Israeli army says Iran is primary war arena, Gaza secondary front: Report

The Israeli army said Saturday that Iran has become its primary theater of combat, overtaking Gaza as the military’s focus, as Israeli air strikes intensify across Iranian territory, Anadolu reports. According to a report by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, military officials said roughly 150 targets inside Iran were struck by air force jets over the past 24 hours. The Israeli army said it “created a safe route to Iran’s capital, Tehran, and that they can now operate freely in its airspace.” This shift in priority, the army said, “is in the hope of bringing the hostages back as quickly as possible,” referring to captives held in Gaza since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack. READ: Pakistan vows to ‘stand behind’ Iran, […]