In his first remarks since US President Donald Trump announced he was holding talks with Iran about ending the war, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel “will protect our vital interests in every situation”, APA reports citing Times of Israel.
In an upbeat video statement, Netanyahu says he spoke with “our friend” Trump in a phone call today.
Trump, he says, “believes that there is a chance to leverage the massive achievements of the IDF and the US military in order to achieve the goals of the war through an agreement — an agreement that protects our vital interests.”
At the same time, Netanyahu stresses, Israel “is continuing to strike, in Iran and in Lebanon.”
“We are crushing the missile program and the nuclear program, and continuing to strike Hezbollah hard,” he says. “Only days ago, we eliminated two more nuclear scientists, and our arm is still outstretched.”
