Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking at the Israel Air Force flight course graduation ceremony Thursday, told the new pilots that the war is not over and new challenges are emerging. He also said that if Israel had not acted forcefully, Iran would have armed itself with nuclear weapons, according to i24NEWS and N12 reports.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking at the Israel Air Force flight course graduation ceremony Thursday evening, warned that the war is not over and new challenges are emerging, according to i24NEWS and N12. The warning expands on his earlier remarks from the same event, where at 18:06 Jerusalem he stated that without Israeli operations Iran would have acquired nuclear weapons.
Earlier in this story, at 18:06 Jerusalem, Netanyahu was reported as saying that the two Israeli operations against Iran prevented Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons, and reiterated the policy that Iran will not have nuclear weapons. This update adds a forward-looking caution about the ongoing conflict and emerging challenges.
In related remarks from the same ceremony, as The Zioneer reported at 18:09 Jerusalem, Netanyahu described the moment he announced the IAF strikes on Iran as one of the most moving of his life and said Israel will remain in the southern Lebanon security zone as long as needed. At 18:12 Jerusalem, he hinted at the potential sale of F-35 stealth fighters to Turkey, stressing the preservation of Israel's air superiority. Later, at 18:22 Jerusalem, he stated there are more missions to carry out against Iran and Hamas.
The specific nature of the new challenges Netanyahu alluded to remains unspecified. The hint about the F-35 sale to Turkey has not been officially confirmed, and the reference to 'new challenges' could encompass shifting regional dynamics, including possible arms deals.
4 developments
- DevelopingNetanyahu: 'Always excited at wing ceremony, especially today — graduates fought in three operations'
- StrongNetanyahu: We sent our pilots over Iran, changing a long-held constraint
- DevelopingNetanyahu announces temporary halt in hostilities after Israeli strikes on Iran
- DevelopingNetanyahu: 'I immediately understood it was a war' — his account of October 7 morning
Source and signal
- Internal intake