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Thursday, June 19, 2025
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Thursday, June 19, 2025
Netanyahu says Israel has destroyed over half of Iran’s missile launchers
Nava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
Smoke lingers in the sky above Tehran following an Israeli strike on June 18, 2025. (AFP)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has destroyed over half of Iran’s missile launchers, in an interview with the Kan public broadcaster this evening.
Asked where Israel’s defense capabilities against Iran’s missile attacks stand, Netanyahu responds, “We’re striking [Iran’] launchers. It doesn’t matter so much how many rockets they have. What matters is how many launchers they have — and we’re already getting there. I think we’ve already passed the halfway mark of the launchers they have.”
Yesterday, the IDF said in an assessment that Israel had destroyed about 40% of the launchers.
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