Netanyahu warns ‘Iranian axis of evil’ against attacks on Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday warned “Iran’s axis of evil” against attacking Israel, amid expectations that Tehran and the militant groups it supports are preparing retaliatory strikes.

“The State of Israel is in a multi-front war against the axis of evil in Iran,” Netanyahu said at the start of his weekly Cabinet meeting, adding that the military was “prepared for any scenario.”

“I reiterate and say to our enemies: we will respond and demand a high price for any act of aggression against us, from any origin,” said the prime minister, according to a transcript released by his office.

Tensions are high in the region following the targeted assassinations of Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut and Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Both groups have deep ties to Iran.

The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned on Saturday that militant groups allied with Iran would also take part in retaliation against Israel.