Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a blunt warning to Iran on Thursday, vowing that any missile attack on Israel would trigger a devastating response, as U.S. and Israeli preparations for a possible military confrontation with Tehran continue to accelerate.
Speaking at a graduation ceremony for IDF cadets, Netanyahu said Israel was ready for any escalation and would not hesitate to respond forcefully if provoked.
“We are prepared for any scenario,” he said. “And one thing is certain — if the ayatollahs make a mistake and attack us, they will face a response that they can’t even imagine.”
Netanyahu emphasized that Israel is closely coordinating with the United States as tensions rise over Iran’s nuclear program and regional activities.
“We are operating side by side with our major ally, the United States,” he said, describing Washington and Jerusalem as united in confronting the Iranian threat.
He added that during a meeting last week with President Donald Trump, he presented Israel’s position on the “guiding principles” for any future negotiations with Tehran.
Turning to the war in Gaza, Netanyahu reiterated his government’s commitment to dismantling Hamas and preventing the group from rebuilding its military capabilities.
“There will be no rehabilitation of the Strip before the demilitarization of the Strip,” he said.
“Very soon, Hamas will face a dilemma — to give up its weapons the easy way, or to give up its weapons the hard way,” Netanyahu declared.
Netanyahu also defended Israel’s continued military presence in neighboring territories, including Syria and Lebanon, arguing that security zones inside hostile areas are essential to prevent future attacks.
“Demilitarized zones or security zones inside enemy territory are a vital need in order to minimize the danger of a ground invasion,” he said.
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What would happen if Trump (or a future Democrat President) threatened to bomb Israel if they didn’t agree to regime change”?
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Regarding a paraphrase of Tehillim 120, ‘I am for peace, but they are for war.” must be considered sensitively. Our Enemies are highly Anti-Semitic at this delicate stage in our Nation’s Jewish History. They want our demise. G-D is on our side. But, know He is in all of H-S nature and has made things happen a specific way. Paraphrase of Aseret HaDibrot, ‘Thou Shalt not Kill’ (Lo Tirtzach) Commandment Number 6 (VoV). There is a punishment for Killing (murder is another term used). A person’s Neshama, Ruach, Guf, and emotional states are very much affected each and every time we Kill. Please, Oh G-D, be on our side in this very painful decision to defend Our Eretz Yisroel that you giveth unto us for all time. I pray for the leadership of Benjamin Netanyahu and Yitzchak Herzog to come to a proper decision to seal the fate of Eretz Yisroel in a positive way. Please let us not flinch and give into Anti-Semitic Demands from those who obviously hate us. Throughout our Jewish History Eretz Yisroel has been faced with enemies who look large and intimidating. Let H”M lead us to do the right thing and find that facing the enemy squarely and showing great Neshamic Strength and Guf and Ruach we will succeed in our efforts for ultimate Peace in the Middle East. Whatever is done. Whatever is decided, may we be prayerfully strong in all that we do. We are a Priestly Tribe of Yidden. Never H”M will we ever forget that. No matter how much we might look deserving of an enemy attack, we are, even in our false appearance of weakness; we are exceedingly strong in our Ahavas H”M and Ahavas Yisroel. Last point to be made at this juncture, yes our women are dressed in men’s military clothes and we have a commandment that states in paraphrase ‘A man must not wear women’s clothes and a women may not wear men’s garments’. May we, after this war talk is decided (for or against), please let our women dress as women H”M, and our men dress as men, so that we not anger the ‘Abishter’ Of All, and MODESTY is the main thing. We must, so to speak, clean up our act or H”M may not be for us. Thank you H”M for this gift of Tefilla. signed, Rebbetzin Chana Chaya Mushka for ChaBaD Lubavitch International. Omein.
If Israel gets bombed you know it’s because it’s a modern day Sodom.
Flatbush yid, if Israel is a modern-day Sodom, you are a modern-day IDIOT!
akuperma, as likely as your I.Q. being above 85
Yehudit Chana Chaya, you sound really weird. You are definitely not a “rebbitzen”. You do a great disservice to CHabad Lubavitch when you post your incoherent gibberish. while falsely claiming to be writing “for ChaBaD Lubavitch International”. You are not their spokesperson and have no capacity in their organization. To claim that you do is a fraudulent misrepresentation which is legally actionable for defamation and libel. You can write whatever you want, no matter how nutty it sounds, but do not claim that it is for Chabad Lubavitch or any other organization.