Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, marking 50 years since Operation Entebbe, that Israel removed an existential danger — nuclear weapons in Iran's hands. The remarks, reported by ynet, echo his recent statements crediting joint U.S.-Israeli action for averting an immediate nuclear threat.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu marked the 50th anniversary of Operation Entebbe on Sunday with a statement linking the 1976 rescue mission to Israel's current strategic challenge from Iran. According to a report by ynet, Netanyahu said: 'We removed an existential danger — nuclear weapons in Iran's hands.'
The remarks are the latest in a series of statements by the Prime Minister over the past month asserting that Israel, together with the United States, has eliminated the immediate nuclear threat from Tehran. As The Zioneer reported on June 15, Netanyahu said Israel and the U.S. 'saved the State of Israel from annihilation,' while warning that the fight is 'not over.' On June 12, he framed the struggle against Iran's nuclear ambitions as a 30-year personal mission.
The Entebbe anniversary framing ties the current nuclear standoff to a historic operation that demonstrated Israel's long-range reach and willingness to act decisively against distant threats. The statement did not provide new operational details or specify which actions removed the threat.
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