2026年4月16日，以色列国防部长以色列·卡茨表示，在寻求永久停火协议的外交努力持续之际，伊朗正面临一个“历史性的十字路口”。他警告称，如果德黑兰继续当前的路径，以色列将威胁发动进一步袭击。
卡茨在以色列阵亡将士纪念日前夕于国防部举行的纪念仪式上表示，伊朗必须在“通往未来的桥梁”与“孤立和毁灭的深渊”之间做出选择。他补充说，以色列尚未打击的目标将比在过去六周美以联合行动中已经遭受打击的目标“更加痛苦”。
目前，外交官们正努力确保达成一份永久性的停火协议。卡茨的言论表明，即便在谈判期间，以色列仍维持着高压军事姿态，以确保协议符合其核心安全利益。
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16 April 2026, 3:49 pm
Stav Levaton is a military reporter for The Times of Israel
Defense Minister Israel Katz says Iran faces a “historic crossroads,” threatening further Israeli strikes if Tehran continues on its current path, amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to secure a permanent ceasefire agreement.
Speaking at a ceremony for bereaved families of fallen soldiers in the Defense Ministry ahead of Israel’s Memorial Day next week, Katz says Iran must choose between “a bridge to the future and an abyss of isolation and destruction,” adding that targets not yet hit by Israel would be “even more painful” than those already struck during the six-week US-Israeli campaign.
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