Defense Minister Naftali Bennett (New Right) visited the Hatzor air base together with the commander of the air force, Gen. Amikam Norkin.
"Today I finished a visit to the Hatzor base of the Air Force. "We have excellent fighters, pilots and soldiers," Bennett said.
"The State of Israel stands resolutely against the Iranian effort to establish a presence on our border. We will not accept new neighbors on our border," he added.