On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a strong warning that any aggressors against the Jewish State will face a “very high price,” following confirmations that Israel successfully eliminated key commanders from Hezbollah and Hamas during recent operations.
Netanyahu conducted a thorough evaluation at the Home Front Command of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) alongside generals and senior leaders, in light of the confirmed deaths of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr and Hamas commander Muhammad Deif.
“Israel is maintaining a state of utmost readiness for any possible scenario—both in defense and offense,” Netanyahu affirmed. “We will impose a very steep cost for any act of aggression against us from any source whatsoever.”
Fuad Shukr, also recognized as Hajj Mohsin, played a significant role in a drone strike that tragically claimed the lives of 12 children and teenagers at a soccer field in the Golan Heights over the weekend. At the time of his demise in an IDF strike in southern Beirut on Tuesday, he served as a senior advisor to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
ISRAEL CONFIRMS STRIKE ON COMPOUND IN CIVILIAN AREA OF GAZA TARGETING OCT. 7 MASTERMIND
Netanyahu led a comprehensive evaluation at the IDF Home Front Command with generals and high-ranking officers on Thursday. (Maayan Toaf (GPO))
As reported by the IDF, Deif was a key architect of the horrific Hamas terror attacks against Israel on October 7, collaborating with Yahya Sinwar, the top Hamas leader in Gaza. These terrorists were responsible for the deaths of 1,200 individuals in southern Israel and the kidnapping of 251 hostages taken to Gaza. Sinwar is believed to still be in hiding in Gaza.
Netanyahu emphasized on Thursday that Israel “will impose a very steep cost for any act of aggression against us from any source whatsoever.” (Ma’ayan Toaf (GPO))
Israel also confirmed on Thursday that Deif was killed during an IDF operation in Gaza on July 13.
Commenting on Deif’s death, Netanyahu asserted, “This elimination illustrates a straightforward principle we have established: those who inflict harm upon us, we will retaliate with harm.”
MASSACRE BY IRAN’S TERROR PROXY HEZBOLLAH COULD LEAD TO FULL-BLOWN WAR IN MIDEAST
This week, tensions in the Middle East escalated following the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Although Israel has not publicly accepted responsibility for the incident, both Iran and Hamas are accusing the Israeli state of orchestrating it.
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has declared that it is “Iran’s duty to avenge Haniyeh’s blood since he was martyred on our soil.”
Contributions to this report were made by Fox News’s Yonat Friling, Scott McDonald, Chris Pandolfo, and Greg Norman.
