Prime Minister responds to meeting with Hegseth in interview with Iddo Tauber

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed security tensions and the political system in a telephone interview with Iddo Tauber. Following his meeting with Hegseth, Netanyahu issued a warning to Iran and Hezbollah: "Don't you dare attack." In his first reference to Mandelblit's testimony, he claimed: "Now it turns out there was a political witch hunt here."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was interviewed today (Tuesday) by telephone on the "Midday News" program on Channel 14, hosted by Iddo Tauber, and addressed a range of security and political issues. Following his meeting with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Netanyahu sent a direct warning to Iran and Hezbollah: "Don't you dare attack." Regarding the upcoming elections, he declared that what is at stake is "the continued existence of the Jewish state." In his first reference to the testimony of former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit this morning at his trial, the Prime Minister claimed: "Now it turns out there was a political witch hunt here."

Prime Minister responds to meeting with Hegseth in interview with Iddo Tauber