Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a speech Monday at the state memorial ceremony on Mount Herzl for IDF and security forces who have fallen since the October 7 massacre. Netanyahu said Israel has changed the regional balance of power, severely damaging Hamas and Hezbollah and rolling back Iran's nuclear threat, while acknowledging that additional tasks remain. He pledged to continue pursuing all those involved in the Oct 7 attack and hostage taking, and called for national unity and resilience, according to The Zioneer.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu detailed a shift in the regional balance of power Monday at the state memorial ceremony on Mount Herzl for IDF and security forces fallen since October 7, saying Israel has severely damaged Hamas and Hezbollah and rolled back the threat from Iran's nuclear program. 'We will not relent from the goal of being strong, cohesive, and victorious,' he said, pledging to continue pursuing all individuals involved in the October 7 attack and the holding of hostages, according to reports from the ceremony.
The prime minister acknowledged that additional military and political tasks remain, and called for national unity and resilience alongside the duty to commemorate the fallen and support the wounded and bereaved families.
Earlier in the same ceremony, which began at 12:08 Jerusalem time, Netanyahu said the terrible hours of the Simchat Torah massacre remain seared into us, and later vowed that Hamas will not rule Gaza and that all perpetrators 'live on borrowed time,' as The Zioneer reported (12:09 and 12:13 bulletins). He also stated that 'the legacy of the fallen is an eternal flame' (12:46 bulletin).
As The Zioneer reported in recent months, Netanyahu has consistently framed the current multi-front campaign as degrading the capabilities of Iran and its proxies, citing the elimination of 90% of Hezbollah's pre-war rocket and missile arsenal (June 29) and the removal of the immediate Iranian nuclear threat (July 12).
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