Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Shin Bet operatives at the annual ceremony at the President's Residence that Israel is settling accounts with the October 7 terrorists, with over 1,000 attacks foiled in Judea and Samaria this year. He declared that Israel will topple the Iranian regime, eliminate Hamas, and deal with Hezbollah, adding that the desire of Iran and its proxies to destroy Israel has weakened but not disappeared.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered these remarks on Thursday afternoon at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, during the annual ceremony honoring outstanding Shin Bet operatives for 2025. He stated that Israel is actively settling accounts with the terrorists of October 7, declaring that 'no one is immune' and that the Shin Bet has carried out that directive. Netanyahu listed operational achievements, including over 1,000 foiled attacks in Judea and Samaria this year, and laid out his strategic vision: 'We will topple the regime in Iran, eliminate Hamas, and also deal with Hezbollah.'
Netanyahu praised the Shin Bet's integration with the IDF and other security branches. He acknowledged that the enemy is not static but that Israel has made significant progress, though 'there is still work to complete.' The Prime Minister asserted that the desire of Iran and its proxies to destroy Israel has weakened but not disappeared, and that Israeli forces have 'crushed' much of the enemy's capability.
As The Zioneer has previously reported, Netanyahu has repeatedly articulated these objectives in recent months. In September, he told the IDF General Staff Forum that toppling the Islamic Republic is 'within reach,' and during a June visit to southern Lebanon he noted that Hezbollah had been reduced to 8% of its pre-war arsenal. The Shin Bet ceremony marked the latest public reaffirmation of his administration's core security doctrine: the removal of the Iranian regime as a prerequisite for neutralizing its proxies. No official response from Iran, Hamas, or Hezbollah has been reported at this time.
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