Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday issued a direct message for the individuals of Iran, saying Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s authorities feared the individuals of Iran greater than Israel.
“There’s one factor Khamenei’s regime fears greater than Israel. It’s you — the individuals of Iran. Do not lose hope,״ Netanyahu advised Iranian individuals in a shock message amid stress between the 2 nations, following Israel’s assaults towards Iran-baked Hezbollah in Lebanon.
“That’s why they spend a lot money and time attempting to crush your hopes and curb your desires,” he stated in a video message.
“Nicely, I say to you this: Don’t let your desires die. I hear the whispers: Ladies, Life, Freedom. Zan, Zendegi, Azadi. Do not lose hope. And know that Israel and others within the free world stand with you,” Netanyahu stated.
“A particular message from me to the Iranian individuals: there’s one factor Khamenei’s regime fears greater than Israel. It’s you — the individuals of Iran. Don’t lose hope,” Israeli Prime Minister’s video submit on X learn.
Iran’s supreme chief threatens Israel
Earlier final week, Iran’s supreme chief on Saturday threatened Israel and the US with “a crushing response” over assaults on Iran and its allies. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke as Iranian officers are more and more threatening to launch one more strike towards Israel after its October
26 assault on the Islamic Republic that focused navy bases and different places and killed no less than 5 individuals.
Any additional assaults from both aspect might engulf the broader Center East, already teetering over the Israel-Hamas battle within the Gaza Strip and Israel’s floor invasion of Lebanon, right into a wider regional battle.
“The enemies, whether or not the Zionist regime or the US of America, will certainly obtain a crushing response to what they’re doing to Iran and the Iranian nation and to the resistance entrance,” Khamenei stated in video launched by Iranian state media.
The supreme chief didn’t elaborate on the timing of the threatened assault, nor the scope. The US navy operates on bases all through the Center East, with some troops now manning a Terminal Excessive Altitude Space Protection, or THAAD, battery in Israel.
Why Iran entered into the Israel-Hamas battle
Iran-backed Hezbollah started firing into Israel from Lebanon on October 8, 2023, in solidarity with Hamas within the Gaza Strip. For the reason that battle erupted, greater than 3,100 individuals have been killed and almost 13,900 wounded in Lebanon. In response, Israel initiated navy operations in Lebanon and began concentrating on Iranian territory as effectively. The Israel-Hamas battle started after militants stormed into Israel on October 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 individuals — principally civilians — and abducting 250 others. Israel’s navy response in Gaza has killed greater than 43,000 individuals, Palestinian well being officers say.