Netanyahu vows unprecedented retaliation if Iran strikes Israel

Iran will be hit harder than ever before if it attacks Israel, leading to permanent changes, Netanyahu warns.

By World Israel News Staff

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran on Monday that any attack by the Islamic Republic on Israel would draw a retaliation of unprecedented intensity that would leave its mark on the Iranian regime.

Netanyahu addressed the Knesset plenum following remarks by Opposition Leader MK Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) as part of a “40 Signatures” discussion.

Lapid used his address to criticize the Netanyahu government over the spate of violent crime in the Arab sector, Turkish and Qatari involvement in the administration of the Gaza Strip, Israel’s loss of international prestige, and the high cost of living.

Netanyahu, Lapid said, “will be replaced by someone who knows how to manage a country. Three years ago, the State of Israel was a managed project. It was a country that was managed much better than now. That’s not just talk, it is [backed] in facts and figures. Three years ago, I was prime minister, and the life of Israel’s citizens was better.”

The prime minister responded by accusing the Lapid-Bennett government of ending the oversight of government spending in Arab communities, allowing “organized crime groups to take over local authorities.”

Netanyahu then touted Israel’s military achievements against Iran and Iranian-backed terrorist proxies.

“We are changing the face of the Middle East,” Netanyahu said. “We are courageously contending with the barbarians that seek to destroy us, and are simultaneously working to fulfill opportunities for peace.”

Regarding Iran itself, Netanyahu said that Israel supports the ongoing anti-regime protest movement, and warned that any attack by Iranian forces on Israel would draw a response “with might that Iran has not seen before.”

“We are closely following what is happening in Iran. We are all looking with a sense of wonder at the heroic struggle of Iran’s citizens to achieve liberty, welfare and justice. We see the atrocities of the massacre ordered by the rulers of Iran.”

“If Iran makes the mistake of attacking us, we will act with might that Iran has not seen before. No one can predict what tomorrow will bring in Iran, but one thing is clear; no matter what happens—Iran will not return to being what it was.”