{"id":2062,"date":"2026-03-21T12:26:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T12:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/?p=2062"},"modified":"2026-03-21T12:26:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T12:26:23","slug":"us-israeli-strikes-will-escalate-significantly-israeli-defence-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/us-israeli-strikes-will-escalate-significantly-israeli-defence-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"US-Israeli strikes &#8216;will escalate significantly&#8217;: Israeli defence minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Saturday that Israeli and US military strikes against Iran will &#8220;escalate significantly&#8221; this week, reported the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a situational assessment, Katz said: \u201cThis week, the intensity of the strikes carried out by the Israeli army and the US military against the Iranian regime and the infrastructure it relies on will escalate significantly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Katz claimed: &#8220;We will not stop until all the war objectives are achieved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The US-Israeli strikes on Iran began on February 28, with Tehran retaliating with repeated drone and missile strikes targeting Israel and Gulf countries hosting US military assets. -AA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260321-40892781-40892780-TOURISM_AND_AVIATION_FACE_HEAVY_LOSSES-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260321-40892781-40892780-TOURISM_AND_AVIATION_FACE_HEAVY_LOSSES-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260321-40892781-40892780-TOURISM_AND_AVIATION_FACE_HEAVY_LOSSES-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260321-40892781-40892780-TOURISM_AND_AVIATION_FACE_HEAVY_LOSSES-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260321-40892781-40892780-TOURISM_AND_AVIATION_FACE_HEAVY_LOSSES-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260321-40892781-40892780-TOURISM_AND_AVIATION_FACE_HEAVY_LOSSES-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260321-40892781-40892780-TOURISM_AND_AVIATION_FACE_HEAVY_LOSSES-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260321-40892781-40892780-TOURISM_AND_AVIATION_FACE_HEAVY_LOSSES-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260321-40892781-40892780-TOURISM_AND_AVIATION_FACE_HEAVY_LOSSES.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Saturday that Israeli and US military strikes against Iran will &#8220;escalate significantly&#8221; this week, reported the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth. 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