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Netanyahu says anyone who attacks Israel will face ‘unbearable consequences’
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a plenum session for the Knesset's 77th birthday on February 2, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Israel “is ready for every scenario,” says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a speech to the Knesset, amid tensions surrounding a possible US attack on Iran following its bloody crackdown on anti-regime protesters.
Iran has threatened to strike Israeli and US targets in response to an attack.
“Whoever attacks us will face unbearable consequences,” the premier says.
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