Cliff Notes
- Benjamin Netanyahu visited Soroka Hospital in Beer Sheba following an Iranian missile attack, emphasising Israel’s resolve to counter threats.
- He praised President Trump‘s leadership, stating their partnership is vital in preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear capabilities.
- Netanyahu indicated that US support is crucial for Israel’s defence, while any potential military action would ultimately be President Trump’s decision.
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Benjamin Netanyahu has been speaking outside the Soroka Hospital, in Beer Sheba, in the last few minutes where he audaciously announces the fate of another. Some political commentators have said it’s ironic, given how many hospitals his regime has destroyed in Gaza.
With Mohammed Sheba on X/Twitter writing “Remember when Israeli doctors signed an public letter calling for the bombing of every single hospital in Gaza & calling it the Israeli army’s ‘right & duty’? Or when dozens of prominent Israeli rabbis gave the IDF religious approval to bomb Al Shifa Hospital?”
The Israeli prime minister visited the site in southern Israel after it was hit by an Iranian missile attack.
Here’s what he said when asked about American involvement in the region:
“President Trump will do what’s best for America.
“I trust his judgement, he is a tremendous friend, a tremendous world leader, a tremendous friend of Israel and the Jewish people.
“And we will do what we have to do, and we are doing it.
“We are committed to destroying the threat of a nuclear annihilation against Israel.
“But I have to say that the partnership with the United States, the partnership with President Trump, with whom I speak to almost every day, is incredible.
“I think his resolve, his determination and his clarity when he says Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, and for that to take place, Iran cannot enrich uranium.
“It’s as simple as that.
“He gave them the chance to do it through negotiations, they strung them along.
“You don’t string along Donald Trump, you know, he knows the game, and I think that we’re both committed to making sure that Iran will not have a nuclear weapon and they won’t.”
He was asked if the US would join in with attacks and said it was a decision for Trump himself, but said the US was “already helping a lot” by helping to defend the skies of Israel.
