Netanyahu:

They told me not to enter Rafah. I entered Rafah.

I was told not to strike Hezbollah. We struck Hezbollah.

They told me not to confront Iran. We confronted Iran!

Netanyahu on Iran:

We attacked their bridges. We attacked so many targets.

The cumulative damage that we did to the "IRGC economy "is not counted in the millions, not in the hundreds of millions, not in the tens of billions. It's counted in hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars.

It will take them a long time to recover. A long time!

Netanyahu on Iran:

I think we created the conditions for the Iranian regime's fall.

Netanyahu:

We established a "security zone" in Gaza.

We established a "security zone" in Syria.

We established a "security zone" in Lebanon, and we shall keep it as long as necessary!

Netanyahu:

For years, people told us, "You cannot attack the soil of Iran."

Yes, you can do Mossad operations. We did quite a few. I authorized many.

But you cannot send our military to Iran. We changed that.

We sent our brave pilots over the skies of Iran.

Netanyahu:

We attack first. Kill them first!

Netanyahu:

As long as we need to protect our people, we will remain in the "security zone" in South Lebanon.

The reason is perfectly understood. No country would be asked to do otherwise.

Netanyahu:

The terrorists don't just target civilians; they hide among their own civilians.

They are committing a double war crime in doing that.

We target the terrorists, but there are some civilian casualties in every such war.

Netanyahu:

Five terrorists killed for every civilian that is harmed — 5 to 1.

Unheard of!

Netanyahu:

Our soldiers are so brave. There are no braver soldiers on the planet.

They are so heroic.

Netanyahu:

We will fight the battle against antisemitism.

We will fight against our delegitimization.

Zelensky:

Polish President Nawrocki is doing the same thing as Orbán, and it will end badly.

Nawrocki is trying to gain political dividends by fueling anti-Ukrainian sentiment.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Trump and Lebanon:

President Trump expressed his displeasure with what is currently happening in Lebanon and was looking for ways to stop the war in Lebanon.

He then said that there could be a role for Syria in Lebanon in the search for a security solution.

The statement was interpreted as if Syrian forces would enter Lebanon the next morning, and that is not what was meant.

From President Trump’s statement, the answer is that he was expressing frustration with what is happening in Lebanon and looking for other solutions, and that there could be a positive role for Syria through the Lebanese state and Lebanese institutions.

WATCH: Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Lebanon:

Today, the situation in Lebanon requires joint solutions, and it is entirely possible to rely on Syria in the search for a security path toward a solution.

But this does not mean war, nor does it mean a return to the previous image of Syrian tutelage during the former regime's era in Lebanon.

Rather, it means supporting the Lebanese state, strengthening its institutions, and building channels of communication among the political parties and active forces in Lebanon, including Hezbollah, in search of a security solution that everyone can accept.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Hezbollah:

If the need arises for us to sit with Hezbollah, I believe in dialogue, yes.

Even between opposing parties, dialogue should remain open and continue even during war, conflict, and confrontation, because the alternative is war.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Lebanon:

We have a deep problem with Hezbollah, but we do not want all of Lebanon to die.

We want to solve the problem of Hezbollah while keeping Lebanon alive.

WATCH: Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Hezbollah:

I believe that Hezbollah's decision to enter the Syrian conflict was wrong, and I believe that everyone realizes this, including the party’s own constituency and even its leaders.

Many perceptions can be mistaken and lead people to make wrong decisions, but entire nations end up paying the price.

I believe there is a deep Syrian wound that is still alive today. People are still searching for the bones of their sons in the streets, in burial sites, and in mass graves. The party participated in this major crime that occurred in Syria.

But we do not want Lebanon to fall into what Syria fell into in the past. The consequences of wars and conflicts are bloody and devastating.

The time has come for the region to move beyond wars and conflicts and turn toward development and reconstruction, and we possess all the tools to do so.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Lebanon:

We are trying to build economic links, not military ones.

Historically, Beirut has been the maritime gateway of Damascus, and Tripoli has been the maritime gateway of Homs.

Syria is now becoming a strategic regional and international hub linking East and West.

The Mediterranean coast has become extremely important for trade, supply chains, and logistics, and Lebanon should benefit from this reality.

We have already tried the military path and witnessed its disasters and tragedies. Let us try the economic path instead.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Lebanon:

Why is Lebanon always forced to choose between civil war and an Israeli war? Why can there not be a third option?

Let us search for a third option and reach an agreement within Lebanon to move beyond the current crises into a stable environment, especially now that the Syrian situation—which for years was a major pressure on Lebanese politics—has changed completely.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Lebanon:

I believe that the Shiite community today is in greater need than ever of a rescue effort within the Lebanese situation, and together with it we must rescue Lebanon.

God knows that I care deeply about this issue, because the loss of any component of Lebanon is a loss for the entire region.

I do not subscribe to the idea that all Shiites in Lebanon are Hezbollah, nor that Hezbollah represents all Shiites in Lebanon.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Iran War:

Many wars that stumble or fail to achieve their full objectives and results end with both sides celebrating victory.

In my view, all parties lose in futile wars. From the very beginning, this war contained many mistakes, whether in its objectives or in its formation.

We never encouraged it; on the contrary, we worked to prevent it and to keep negotiations alive, because the region has paid a heavy price for wars.