Jerusalem, 1 March, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Sunday afternoon from the roof of the Kirya (Israel’s version of the Pentagon) in Tel Aviv, and congratulated Israel’s military for its success so far in “Operation Roaring Lion” against Iran, specifically the elimination of Iran’s leader the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Netanyahu also declared that Israeli forces are now in the heart of Tehran with increasing strength, which will increase even more in the coming days,” but it is not clear what he meant by this – “boots on the ground” or just air strikes.
Netanyahu also spoke about the Israelis who have lost their lives over the past two days from Iranian missile strikes, including nine who were killed today in the town of Bet Shemesh, locates southwest of Jerusalem, acknowledging that “these are painful days.”
“We are in a campaign in which we are bringing the entire power of the IDF (Israel Defense Forces), as never before, to this campaign to ensure our existence and our future,” said Netanyahu. “But we are also bringing to this campaign the assistance of the United States, my friend, US President Donald Trump, the US military. This combination of forces allows us to do what I have been hoping to do for 40 years – to strike the terrorist regime squarely in the thigh. So, I promised – and so we will do.”