Israeli military to create specialized branch to combat Iran threats

Israel's military will set up a special branch in its basic staff focused on threats from Iran, it explained Tuesday.

The military said it'll appoint a significant general to head the command, which is part of a broader restructuring in the overall staff.

A statement by the armed service offered few information regarding the brand new command, saying the type of the brand new branch's function was “however to be determined.” However the move highlights the value Israel locations on the threats it opinions coming from Iran.

Iran has forces based in Syria, Israel’s northern neighbor, and supports Hezbollah militants found in Lebanon. In Gaza, it products Islamic Jihad with funds, weapons and training, and in addition helps Hamas, the Islamic militant group that guidelines the coastal territory. Israel likewise accuses Iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons - a charge Iran denies.

Israel offers repeatedly struck Iran-linked targets found in Syria in recent years and has warned against any long lasting Iranian presence on the frontier. But its fight against Iran has more and more come out of the shadows, with Iranian and Israeli forces getting into direct confrontation.

In November, the Israeli armed service said fighter jets hit multiple targets belonging to Iran’s elite Quds force, including surface-to-air missiles, weapons warehouses and military bases.

Israel has also struck a number of Iranian military targets found in Syria, including munition storage area facilities, an intelligence web page and a military training camp, in response to a great Iranian missile attack a day earlier.