Israel will step up its attacks on Hezbollah and Iran, says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to the Palmachim Airbase with Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir.
“Hezbollah made a very big mistake when it attacked us,” says Netanyahu of Hezbollah missile attacks on northern Israel in recent days. “We have already responded forcefully, and we will respond with even greater and additional force.”
Hezbollah is dragging Lebanon into a war, he says, “solely because of the death of that mass murderer with whom they have no connection,” referring to Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Iran is Hezbollah’s main backer.
“They need to look out for themselves, and they would do well to do so quickly. We will continue to do what is necessary for our defense,” the premier says.
Netanyahu also promises that Israel will “continue to strike Iran with force.”
“Our pilots are over the skies of Iran and Tehran, and also over the skies of Lebanon,” he says.
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