Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized Israel’s aim to free Iran, hoping that the two nations will return to being “true friends”.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday there was a risk that Iran would initiate the attack, prompting the Israeli administration to pre-empt the strikes on Tehran. “And every day we strip it of a new layer of its strength”, Netanyahu said in a video message posted on ‘X’.
Addressing the Iranians, he emphasised Israel is not trying to divide Iran. “We are trying to free Iran”, he stated.
אנחנו בעיצומה של מערכה גורלית על קיומנו.
בשבוע האחרון פעלנו בעוצמה, ביוזמה ובנחישות מול אויבינו – ונמשיך לפעול בכל הכוח, עד להשגת כל מטרותינו.
אני מצדיע לטייסינו, ללוחמינו, לצוותי הקרקע, לכוחות הביטחון וההצלה, ולכם – אזרחי ישראל – על הרוח האיתנה, האחריות והעמידה האמיצה.
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— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) March 7, 2026
The Prime Minister expressed confidence that Israel and Iran will be back to being “true friends”. “The moment of truth is approaching. Liberation from the yoke of tyranny will depend on you. If you stand up, the day will not be far off when Israel and Iran will return to being true friends”, Netanyahu said.
The remarks come as the U.S.-Israel war on Iran entered its second week on Sunday, with Jerusalem continuing targeting multiple sites in Tehran and other major cities.
Iran continues to retaliate by targeting facilities linked to the United States and Israel across the Gulf.
Iranian Revolutionary Guards said they had hit America’s Juffair base in Bahrain, adding that it had been used to target an Iranian desalination plant earlier on Saturday.
Meanwhile, air raid warnings sounded in Jerusalem and Qatar’s Doha, with attacks on the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
