Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday evening that President Trump had announced Iran is again attempting to obtain nuclear weapons, and that Israel destroyed Iran's immediate nuclear capability in Operations Rising Lion and Roaring Lion. Speaking at the Western Wall ahead of Rosh Hashanah, Netanyahu pledged that as long as he is prime minister, Iran will not acquire a nuclear bomb. He also said Israel is striking the Iranian axis across Gaza and Lebanon, having already destroyed the Beaufort Ridge and now targeting the Ali Tahar Ridge.
The Zioneer reported at 20:42 that Prime Minister Netanyahu issued a statement from the Western Wall, warning that Iran is again pursuing nuclear weapons and vowing to prevent it. The new report from Yediot News provides a fuller version of the remarks, in which Netanyahu explicitly cited President Trump's earlier statement confirming Iran's nuclear ambitions. Netanyahu said Israel destroyed Iran's immediate ability to produce atomic bombs in Operations Rising Lion (June 2025) and Roaring Lion (February 2026), and that the IDF is now striking the Iranian axis in Gaza and Lebanon. He detailed the destruction of the Beaufort Ridge and ongoing targeting of the Ali Tahar Ridge. The speech, delivered on the eve of Rosh Hashanah at the Western Wall, underscores Netanyahu's long-standing commitment to preventing a nuclear-armed Iran, a theme he has reiterated for over a decade.
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