Israeli Defense Minister Katz Says Iran Mission Incomplete, Warns Hezbollah
By Claudette
Posted Nov 9, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the mission against Iran is not yet complete. Vietnam.vn reported his remarks as made on November 8, while newskarnataka.com and bignewsnetwork.com said he spoke on Sunday. According to twaslnews1.twaslnews.com, Katz said, “For Iran, the task is not yet over.”
Katz accused Tehran of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons. Vietnam.vn said he reiterated an accusation Tehran has long denied. Newskarnataka.com said he accused Iran of trying to revive its efforts to acquire nuclear weapons, and bignewsnetwork.com said he accused Tehran of reviving its nuclear weapons ambitions and vowed to pursue offensive military action. Iran has consistently denied that it is trying to develop nuclear weapons and says its nuclear programme is exclusively peaceful, according to twaslnews1.twaslnews.com and bignewsnetwork.com.
The remarks followed recent US military action. Trump confirmed on November 6 that the United States carried out “small-scale attacks” against Iranian air defences on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, according to twaslnews1.twaslnews.com. Twaslnews1.twaslnews.com and bignewsnetwork.com both reported that Netanyahu urged or pressed Washington to launch another large-scale attack on Tehran. Vietnam.vn, citing Israeli media reports from November 6, said Netanyahu had planned an operation against Iran with the Mossad on the eve of the Israeli elections, but that the US obtained information and prevented it. These are reports by the cited outlets, and the sources do not state whether the claims have been confirmed.
Katz also warned Hezbollah. Vietnam.vn reported that he said Hezbollah forces who joined Iran in attacking Israel would suffer “extremely heavy blows,” while newskarnataka.com quoted him as saying Hezbollah would face “extremely severe blows.” Both reports describe the same warning, conditional on Hezbollah joining an attack on Israel. Iran’s denials and Israeli media’s accounts of Netanyahu’s plans stand as competing claims that call for careful testing, as Proverbs 18:17 shows.
Israeli politics also shaped the period. Newskarnataka.com reported that President Isaac Herzog tasked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with trying to form a new government a day before Katz’s remarks.
Sources (6):
- Israel Warns Iran, Threatens Hezbollah With Severe Blows (newskarnataka.com)
- Israeli minister hints at the possibility of resuming hostilities with Iran, warns Hezbollah. (vietnam.vn)
- Israel threatens Iran yet again (bignewsnetwork.com)
- Israel Katz warns: Iran is planning to develop nuclear weapons and threatens Israel's security (voiceofemirates.com)
- The Israeli Defense Minister threatens Iran. (twaslnews1.twaslnews.com)
- «As far as Iran is concerned, the mission has not yet been completed» (blick.ch)
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