From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
PM says Hezbollah ‘not the same’ fighting force as before: ‘We’ve sent it back decades’
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Listing Israel’s achievements in the many theaters of the ongoing conflict, Netanyahu says that he is “determined to do everything necessary in order to prevent Iran from attaining a nuclear weapon.”
In Gaza, he promises to complete the elimination of Hamas, bring the hostages home, and make sure Gaza never again serves as a territory from which to threaten Israel. Netanyahu says that Israel has killed around 20,000 terrorists there.
Turning to Syria, Netanyahu threatens the regime, saying that “[Syrian President Bashar] Assad must understand, he is playing with fire.”
On Lebanon, Netanyahu says that after more than a year of fighting, “it’s not the same Hezbollah. We’ve sent it back decades.”
He notes that Israel killed its leader Hassan Nasrallah and most of its senior leadership, took out thousands of fighters, destroyed thousands of rockets and closed down the tunnels on the border.
Israel has also “attacked strategic sites across Lebanon, and brought down dozens of terror towers in Dahiyeh,” he boasts.
The Times of Israel Community.