During an encounter with reporters, Prime Minister Netanyahu was asked if he regrets launching Operation Roar of the Lion, Israel's military campaign against Iran. Netanyahu dismissed the premise, saying: 'Who said I made a mistake?' He also clarified that he never stated one of the operation's objectives was to topple the Iranian regime, according to Amichai Stein (i24NEWS).
Prime Minister Netanyahu rejected the suggestion that he erred by launching Operation Roar of the Lion, Israel's military campaign against Iran, during an exchange with reporters on Monday evening. Quoted by Amichai Stein (i24NEWS), Netanyahu responded to the question 'do you think you made a mistake in Operation Roar of the Lion?' by retorting: 'Who said I made a mistake?' The prime minister further clarified a point of public and media debate, stating: 'I never said that one of the operation's objectives was to topple the Iranian regime.' The remarks come against the background of ongoing international discussion of the campaign. As The Zioneer reported on June 9, President Trump described the Israeli strike as 'unnecessary' in an ABC interview, though he said he understood Israel's need to respond. The reported exchange provides the prime minister's first on-camera response to those criticisms. No further details of the encounter or the prime minister's broader remarks were immediately reported.
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