At the Israel Air Force flight course graduation ceremony Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the moment he announced the IAF strikes on Iran as one of the most moving of his life, calling the graduates 'the generation of victory.' He also reiterated that Israel will remain in the southern Lebanon security zone as long as needed, in a response to President Trump.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking at the Israel Air Force flight course graduation ceremony Thursday evening, described the moment he announced the IAF strikes in Iran as 'one of the most moving moments of my life,' calling the graduating class 'the generation of victory.' The remark offers a rare personal insight into the prime minister's view of the operation.
In a separate part of his remarks, Netanyahu responded to President Trump by reiterating that Israel will remain in the southern Lebanon security zone 'as long as needed.' The prime minister's stance on the Lebanon buffer zone has been a consistent theme in recent weeks, as The Zioneer has reported in multiple prior bulletins.
No immediate response from Trump or further details on the Iran strike were included in the reported remarks.
3 developments
- ConfirmedNetanyahu: Israel will stay in security buffer zones as long as needed to defend itself
- StrongNetanyahu: Iran will not get nuclear weapons — with or without a deal
- StrongNetanyahu to troops in Lebanon: 'We're not leaving until the threat is gone — a punch to the Iranian axis'
- StrongNetanyahu at brother's memorial: We'll stay in Lebanon buffer zone as long as needed
Source and signal
- Internal intake