Netanyahu Warns Iran
The assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah by Israel will transform the power dynamics in the Middle East. This statement was made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He also warned Iran, stating that the Israel Defense Forces can strike anywhere in the region as needed, according to The Times of Israel.
Speaking in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said that targeting Nasrallah was necessary to achieve Israel's military objectives, allowing residents of northern Israel, displaced due to nearly a year of Hezbollah rocket fire, to return home. "Nasrallah was a terrorist," he stated.
"The elimination of Nasrallah was a crucial condition for achieving the goals we have set—to ensure the safe return of residents to their homes in the north. As long as Nasrallah was alive, he would quickly restore Hezbollah's capabilities," Netanyahu added.
The Israeli Prime Minister cautioned Iran, saying, "Those who strike us, we will strike them." He concluded, "There is nowhere in Iran or the Middle East beyond the reach of Israel's long arm, and today you know how true that is."