Israel served as launchpad for US attacks on Iran, says foreign minister

Israel served as launchpad for US attacks on Iran, says foreign minister US Air Force fighter jets and bombers flew from Israeli bases to attack Iran in recent weeks, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has said, highlighting Washington’s use of Israel as a launchpad for its widening regional war. “The Iranians know” that the aircraft departed from Israel, Katz told the right-wing Israeli broadcaster Channel 14 on Tuesday. “The arrogant empire that threatened to destroy Israel has…