Netanyahu: Today we dealt Hezbollah the hardest blow it has suffered since Operation The Biphasers. The ceasefire does not apply to them.
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Shas chairman Aryeh Deri:
It is saddening to see former prime ministers, defense ministers, and chiefs of staff acting against the state in order to gain short-term political profit.
It is clear to any reasonable person that this is a war of no choice that has achieved tremendous successes together with our American allies. Anyone who seeks to create a false impression of defeat shows that politics matter more to them than patriotism.
The public in Israel is wiser than its opposition.
It is saddening to see former prime ministers, defense ministers, and chiefs of staff acting against the state in order to gain short-term political profit.
It is clear to any reasonable person that this is a war of no choice that has achieved tremendous successes together with our American allies. Anyone who seeks to create a false impression of defeat shows that politics matter more to them than patriotism.
The public in Israel is wiser than its opposition.
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White House spokesperson:
We achieved the military objectives we set in just 38 days.
We achieved the military objectives we set in just 38 days.
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The White House also emphasizes: Lebanon is not part of the ceasefire.
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Here is the Iranian test:
If they are truly so strong and invincible, they will surely break the ceasefire for their proxy.
If not – they have effectively given up on the idea of the proxy.
If they are truly so strong and invincible, they will surely break the ceasefire for their proxy.
If not – they have effectively given up on the idea of the proxy.
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Summary of the statements:
Golan: “Netanyahu is a danger to Israel’s security.”
Lapid: “A diplomatic disaster — Netanyahu achieved the worst possible outcome.”
Eisenkot: “Netanyahu, you failed — resign.”
Liberman: “Zero achievements.”
Gantz: “All statements today are meaningless — we need to wait for the results.”
Golan: “Netanyahu is a danger to Israel’s security.”
Lapid: “A diplomatic disaster — Netanyahu achieved the worst possible outcome.”
Eisenkot: “Netanyahu, you failed — resign.”
Liberman: “Zero achievements.”
Gantz: “All statements today are meaningless — we need to wait for the results.”
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White House spokesperson: Iran has indicated that it will hand over the enriched uranium.
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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:
While our soldiers and commanders continue to act determinedly on all fronts and the State of Israel is demonstrating unprecedented achievements, the heads of the opposition once again prove that they have become an opposition obsessed with the state instead of the government, busy with a desperate attempt to compete among themselves for the title of “who weakens Israel more” — through statements detached from reality that show how much they have lost their way and are unfit to lead.
The State of Israel has embarked on a campaign against the head of the octopus, and in close cooperation with the greatest power in the world — the United States under the leadership of President Trump — has struck it a powerful blow, the likes of which have never been seen before.
The war is not yet over and its full objectives have not yet been achieved, but Israel is today far stronger than it was before the war, and its enemies are far weaker and, with God’s help, will continue to be struck and weakened until they are defeated.
We will continue, with God’s help, to act with strength, strike our enemies, and establish a new security reality that will shape the face of the Middle East for many years to come.
While our soldiers and commanders continue to act determinedly on all fronts and the State of Israel is demonstrating unprecedented achievements, the heads of the opposition once again prove that they have become an opposition obsessed with the state instead of the government, busy with a desperate attempt to compete among themselves for the title of “who weakens Israel more” — through statements detached from reality that show how much they have lost their way and are unfit to lead.
The State of Israel has embarked on a campaign against the head of the octopus, and in close cooperation with the greatest power in the world — the United States under the leadership of President Trump — has struck it a powerful blow, the likes of which have never been seen before.
The war is not yet over and its full objectives have not yet been achieved, but Israel is today far stronger than it was before the war, and its enemies are far weaker and, with God’s help, will continue to be struck and weakened until they are defeated.
We will continue, with God’s help, to act with strength, strike our enemies, and establish a new security reality that will shape the face of the Middle East for many years to come.
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IDF Spokesperson:
The IDF has met all the goals and objectives set for the campaign in Iran — and even exceeded them.
The IDF has met all the goals and objectives set for the campaign in Iran — and even exceeded them.
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White House spokesperson: Israel has been an outstanding partner over the past six weeks, and we thank them for their heroic efforts.
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IDF Spokesperson: We have destroyed more than half of Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal. We struck the production systems so thoroughly that it will be difficult for them to recover from it.
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Israel’s lesson from October 7 is that intentions do not matter—only capabilities do. For years, the IDF ignored the terror monster rising on its borders and instead focused on whether the enemy intended to attack or whether it was in its interest to do so. Similarly, although it is tempting to dwell on sentiments in Tehran, it is irrelevant. The only question is whether Iran currently has the capability to pose a real threat to Israel. The answer, after 40 days of war, is: less than it did forty days ago.
In practical terms, Iran promised it would not sign a temporary ceasefire—and it did. It said the Strait of Hormuz would not reopen—and it reopened. It swore to include ending the war in Lebanon—and Hezbollah suffered hundreds of casualties yesterday. This is what remains of the Iranian axis that once cast fear across the Middle East.
The Iranian “victory image,” encouraged by broad segments of the international media, arguesthat Iran survived ten rounds against the heavyweight world champion and lives to tell the tale.
The question is what that survival is worth.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah used the draw with Israel in the 2006 Second Lebanon War to receive a blank check from his Iranian patrons and build a formidable axis of resistance. What will Iran now do with this sense—real or fabricated—of survival?
After Operation Rising Lion, every available Iranian rial was invested in rebuilding the ballistic missile array, seen as the only answer to Israel. The result was a relatively quick recovery, but also enormous public anger that was suppressed only at the cost of massacre. Now there is much to rebuild and far fewer rials: should Iran buy a new navy? an air force? invest in missiles? rebuild Hezbollah, which is groaning under a heavy deficit? or invest domestically to calm a population whose situation has only worsened? The condition of the former Iranian empire is dire, and there are no signs of improvement on the horizon.
The Gulf states that were attacked by Iran have not forgotten the lesson. They are not Israel, accustomed to rounds of fighting every year or two. Generations of Emiratis, Qataris, and Saudis will carry the trauma of running to unprotected spaces while tourism, stability, and energy went up in flames. Israel stands to gain greatly from this anti-Iranian coalition, which was effectively forced off the fence and is unlikely to return to it soon. One can hope that Trump and Netanyahu are tying the Gulf states into a more stable and public alliance, for the benefit of future generations.
The (temporary?) end of the war also marks the opening of the Knesset election campaign. Netanyahu, who hoped to ride the fall of the Iranian regime all the way to preserving his rule in Israel, now faces a more complex task than he expected when launching the operation.
There is a sense of sourness among the public over the gap between hopes of toppling the regime and the mid-war outcome. The bigger challenge is on the northern border, where public sentiment is harsh—and rightly so—after promises that Hezbollah had been defeated. Opposition leaders have identified this well and competed with one another in describing what they call a disgraceful historic failure, hoping voters will connect more with that than with Netanyahu’s promises of total victory. For the prime minister, toppling Iran in the coming months is a task of supreme importance not only strategically, but also for his political survival. Everyone hopes the Iranian regime will fall soon; Netanyahu would be glad if it falls, if possible, before October 27.
In practical terms, Iran promised it would not sign a temporary ceasefire—and it did. It said the Strait of Hormuz would not reopen—and it reopened. It swore to include ending the war in Lebanon—and Hezbollah suffered hundreds of casualties yesterday. This is what remains of the Iranian axis that once cast fear across the Middle East.
The Iranian “victory image,” encouraged by broad segments of the international media, arguesthat Iran survived ten rounds against the heavyweight world champion and lives to tell the tale.
The question is what that survival is worth.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah used the draw with Israel in the 2006 Second Lebanon War to receive a blank check from his Iranian patrons and build a formidable axis of resistance. What will Iran now do with this sense—real or fabricated—of survival?
After Operation Rising Lion, every available Iranian rial was invested in rebuilding the ballistic missile array, seen as the only answer to Israel. The result was a relatively quick recovery, but also enormous public anger that was suppressed only at the cost of massacre. Now there is much to rebuild and far fewer rials: should Iran buy a new navy? an air force? invest in missiles? rebuild Hezbollah, which is groaning under a heavy deficit? or invest domestically to calm a population whose situation has only worsened? The condition of the former Iranian empire is dire, and there are no signs of improvement on the horizon.
The Gulf states that were attacked by Iran have not forgotten the lesson. They are not Israel, accustomed to rounds of fighting every year or two. Generations of Emiratis, Qataris, and Saudis will carry the trauma of running to unprotected spaces while tourism, stability, and energy went up in flames. Israel stands to gain greatly from this anti-Iranian coalition, which was effectively forced off the fence and is unlikely to return to it soon. One can hope that Trump and Netanyahu are tying the Gulf states into a more stable and public alliance, for the benefit of future generations.
The (temporary?) end of the war also marks the opening of the Knesset election campaign. Netanyahu, who hoped to ride the fall of the Iranian regime all the way to preserving his rule in Israel, now faces a more complex task than he expected when launching the operation.
There is a sense of sourness among the public over the gap between hopes of toppling the regime and the mid-war outcome. The bigger challenge is on the northern border, where public sentiment is harsh—and rightly so—after promises that Hezbollah had been defeated. Opposition leaders have identified this well and competed with one another in describing what they call a disgraceful historic failure, hoping voters will connect more with that than with Netanyahu’s promises of total victory. For the prime minister, toppling Iran in the coming months is a task of supreme importance not only strategically, but also for his political survival. Everyone hopes the Iranian regime will fall soon; Netanyahu would be glad if it falls, if possible, before October 27.
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Bennett: The war’s objectives have not been achieved, the government is tearing Israel apart from within.
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Vice President J.D. Vance:
It was a misunderstanding — the Iranians thought the ceasefire included Lebanon, but we never promised that. The Israelis, as I understand it, offered on their own initiative to show some restraint in Lebanon in order to help the talks succeed. Not because it was part of the ceasefire agreement.
It was a misunderstanding — the Iranians thought the ceasefire included Lebanon, but we never promised that. The Israelis, as I understand it, offered on their own initiative to show some restraint in Lebanon in order to help the talks succeed. Not because it was part of the ceasefire agreement.
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A police force and forensic investigators from the Shai District were called to the Tayaseer area following a report received from the IDF about an Israeli civilian who was seriously injured and evacuated for medical treatment at a hospital, and a Palestinian who was killed as a result of gunfire.
According to the report, after an incident in which several Palestinians threw stones at a number of Israeli civilians near Tayaseer, one Israeli civilian was seriously injured. In response, shots were fired toward Palestinians in the area, resulting in the death of one Palestinian.
This is a preliminary report; authorities are currently at the scene.
According to the report, after an incident in which several Palestinians threw stones at a number of Israeli civilians near Tayaseer, one Israeli civilian was seriously injured. In response, shots were fired toward Palestinians in the area, resulting in the death of one Palestinian.
This is a preliminary report; authorities are currently at the scene.
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Yesha Council:
The severe attack in the northern Jordan Valley, in which Arabs brutally assaulted a Jew with a rock in an attempt to murder him, is further proof of the ongoing terror threat directed against the pioneers of the farm outposts.
This is murderous terrorism fueled by systematic incitement in the Palestinian Authority—incitement that receives encouragement and support from Iran.
The severe attack in the northern Jordan Valley, in which Arabs brutally assaulted a Jew with a rock in an attempt to murder him, is further proof of the ongoing terror threat directed against the pioneers of the farm outposts.
This is murderous terrorism fueled by systematic incitement in the Palestinian Authority—incitement that receives encouragement and support from Iran.
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Sirens in the north right now.
According to reports from Lebanon, close to two hundred people were killed yesterday in an IDF strike.
According to reports from Lebanon, close to two hundred people were killed yesterday in an IDF strike.
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Trump: We will keep our forces in the Gulf. If no agreement is reached, the fire will resume.
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An Israeli official sums it up in numbers:
During Operation Roaring Lion,
36,000 munitions were fired compared to 3,700 in Operation Lion’s Mane — almost ten times as many.
Ballistic missiles: 1,200 out of 2,500 were destroyed or launched. The ability to produce new missiles has been severely damaged.
Yesterday in Lebanon, 220 terrorists were eliminated, most of them commanders.
During Operation Roaring Lion,
36,000 munitions were fired compared to 3,700 in Operation Lion’s Mane — almost ten times as many.
Ballistic missiles: 1,200 out of 2,500 were destroyed or launched. The ability to produce new missiles has been severely damaged.
Yesterday in Lebanon, 220 terrorists were eliminated, most of them commanders.
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The Minister of Education, Yoav Kisch: I have instructed preparations for a government decision allocating 750 million shekels to expand the “Schools of the Long Summer Vacation” program from third to sixth grade, and to provide preparatory courses for middle schools aimed at meaningful learning. It won’t be simple, but we’ll work with it and prepare accordingly.
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