“Against the backdrop of the incredible military achievements of the IDF and the Mossad in the war against Iran, the final outcome is particularly jarring and bitter.

“Instead of unconditional surrender, the world has entered into difficult and tedious negotiations, with the ayatollah regime having no intention of giving up – not on uranium enrichment, not on the production of ballistic missiles, and not on supporting and financing terrorism in the region and around the world.

“At the beginning of the war, I warned that there is nothing more dangerous than leaving a wounded lion.

“A ceasefire without a clear and unambiguous agreement will certainly lead to another war in two or three years, and under much worse circumstances.”

"There is no doubt that this morning leaves a bitter taste, but with all the sorrow, the truth is that we have achieved, God willing, a crushing victory in the campaign against Iran that will be recorded gloriously in the pages of the history of the State of Israel.

"We have removed an immediate existential threat from the eternity of Israel and severely damaged the Iranian ayatollah regime.

"Now with all our strength to Gaza, to complete the task - to destroy Hamas and return our hostages and to ensure, with God's help, the people of Israel many years of security and growth from strength."