Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking Thursday evening, listed terror leaders he said had been eliminated, including Iran's Supreme Leader in a rhetorical gesture, along with Hamas military commander Muhammad Deif and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Netanyahu marked the second anniversary of the pager device attacks against Hezbollah, and stated that Israel has destroyed 93% of the terror group's estimated 150,000 pre-war rockets and missiles. 'If we had not dealt with Iran, we might not be here tonight,' he said, emphasizing the confrontation with Iran as the central achievement.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday evening marked the second anniversary of the coordinated pager explosions that targeted Hezbollah operatives, using the occasion to deliver a sweeping assessment of Israel's military achievements. Speaking at an event, Netanyahu listed what he described as eliminated terror leaders, including Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei—in a rhetorical flourish that drew a crowd response of 'eliminated'—alongside Hamas commanders Muhammad Deif and Yahya Sinwar.
'Exactly two years ago today we exploded the pagers. I promise you Hezbollah remembers,' Netanyahu said. He went on to state that Israel has destroyed 93% of the estimated 150,000 rockets and missiles Hezbollah possessed before the war.
The Prime Minister singled out the confrontation with Iran as the war's central achievement. 'The main thing we did was Iran. If we had not dealt with them, we might not be here tonight,' he said. Netanyahu also drew a political line: 'We did this because we are right wing, not left. We protect the security of the State of Israel.'
As The Zioneer has previously reported, Netanyahu has given varying estimates of Hezbollah arsenal degradation over the past months. The 93% figure aligns with the trend of progressive Israeli assessments indicating the systematic dismantling of the group's military capacity.
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