Netanyahu on Gaza strikes: ‘Israel responsible for its own security’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the cabinet to discuss the ongoing military actions in Lebanon and in Gaza. He denied that Israel needed any approval but its own for defense.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu firmly rejected the idea that Israel requires approval for military action in his statement to the Security Cabinet on Sunday.
“All the talk that ‘we must receive approvals for this’ from one source or another is simply an absolute lie,” Netanyahu said.
“We operate independently of anyone. Immediate actions to thwart attacks are taken by the IDF automatically. As for the responses, that goes through the Defense Minister and eventually reaches me, and we decide independently of any factor, and that is how it should be.”
“Israel is responsible for its own security,” he added.
Addressing the strikes in Lebanon, Netanyahu emphasized the IDF’s commitment to “do everything necessary to prevent Hezbollah from re-establishing its threat capability against us.”
A moment of silence is held in memory of Netanya Mayor Miriam Feirberg-Ikar (credit: MAAYAN TOAF/GPO)
“This is also what we are doing in the Gaza Strip,” Netanyahu added, claiming that Hamas has continuously violated the ceasefire and attempted to cross the Yellow Line in attempts to harm the IDF, for which he said Israel has extracted “a very heavy price.”
Commemorating the late Netanya mayor
Netanyahu’s address to the cabinet began with a brief commemoration of the late Netanya Mayor Miriam Feirberg, highlighting her achievements and asking for a moment of silence, before he went on to discuss the IDF’s strikes against terrorism this weekend.
