Statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Publish Date: 18.06.2025
“Dear citizens of Israel,
We are on day six of Operation Rising Lion.
We began this campaign in order to remove two existential threats to the State of Israel: The nuclear threat and the ballistic missile threat. We are advancing step by step to remove these threats.
We control the skies over Tehran. We are striking the ayatollahs’ regime with great force.
We are attacking nuclear installations, missiles, command centers and the symbols of the regime.
I must tell you that I speak with world leaders and they are very impressed by our determination and the achievements of our forces. They are also greatly impressed by you, citizens of Israel, by your strong spirit and by your steadfastness.
We are sustaining many losses, painful losses. But we see that the home front is strong. The people are strong, and the State of Israel is stronger than ever. I have directed the Government ministries to assist all those who have been harmed.
At the same time, the intense fighting in the Gaza Strip is continuing. We are committed to achieving the two tasks: Defeating Hamas and returning all of our hostages, living and deceased. We will not relent.
To my regret, in recent days as well, heroic soldiers have fallen. I share in the families’ sorrow. We send condolences on behalf of the Government and the entire nation. We embrace them. We will continue until we bring them all and until Hamas is finally defeated.
I would like to thank President Trump, a great friend of the State of Israel. I thank him for standing alongside us, and I thank him for the support of the US in assisting in defending the skies over Israel. We speak frequently, including last night. We had a very warm conversation. I thank President Trump for his backing.
Citizens of Israel, together we will fight and with G-d’s help, together we will win.”
Original Hebrew Text
ืดืืืจืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืงืจืื,
ืื ืื ื ืืืื ืืฉืืฉื ืฉื ืืืฆืข ‘ืขื ืืืืื’.
ืื ืื ื ืืฆืื ื ืืืืฆืข ืืื ืืื ืืืกืืจ ืฉื ื ืืืืืื ืงืืืืื ืขื ืืืื ืช ืืฉืจืื: ืืืื ืืืจืขืื ืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืกืืืื. ืื ืื ื ืืชืงืืืื ืฆืขื ืืืจ ืฆืขื ืืืกืจืช ืืืืืืื ืืืื.
ืื ืื ื ืฉืืืืื ืืฉืื ืืืจืื. ืื ืื ื ืืืื ืืขืืฆืื ืืืืจื ืืืฉืืจ ืืืืืชืืืืืช.
ืื ืื ื ืคืืืขืื ืืืจืขืื, ืืืืืื, ืืืคืงืืืช, ืืกืืื ืืฉืืืื.
ืื ื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืฉืื ื ืืืืจ ืขื ืื ืืืื ืืขืืื, ืืืฉ ืืชืคืขืืืช ืืืืจื ืืื ืืืฉืืช ืฉืื ื, ืืืืืฉืืื ืฉื ืืืืืชืื ื, ืืืฉ ืื ืืชืคืขืืืช ืืืืจื ืืื ืืืจืื ืืฉืจืื; ืืืจืื ืืืืชื ื ืฉืืื, ืืื ืืขืืืื ืฉืืื.
ืื ืื ื ืกืืคืืื ืืจืื ืืืืืืช, ืืืืืืช ืืืืืืช. ืืื ืื ืื ื ืจืืืื ืฉืืขืืจืฃ ืืืชื, ืืขื ืืืชื, ืืืืื ืช ืืฉืจืื ืืืงื ืืชืืื. ืื ืืืชื ืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืืืฉืื ืืืืืฉ ืกืืืข ืืื ืื ืฉื ืคืืข.
ืื ืืื, ื ืืฉืืช ืืืืืื ืืขืฆืืื ืืจืฆืืขืช ืขืื. ืื ืื ื ืืืืืืื ืืืืฉืื ืืืืฉืื ืืช ืฉืชื ืืืฉืืืืช: ืืืจืขืช ืืืืืก ืืืืืจืช ืื ืืืืคืื ื – ืืืืื ืืืืืืื ืืืื. ืื ืื ื ืื ืืจืคืื ืืื.
ืืฆืขืจื ืื ืืืืื ืืืืจืื ืื ื ืคืื ืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืืืจืื. ืื ื ืืฉืชืชืฃ ืืฆืขืจ ืืืฉืคืืืช. ืื ืื ื ืฉืืืืื ืชื ืืืืื ืืฉื ืืืืฉืื ืืืขื ืืืื. ืื ืื ื ืืืืงืื ืืืชื. ืื ืื ื ื ืืฉืื ืขื ืฉื ืืื ืืช ืืืื ืืขื ืฉืืืืก ืืืืจืข ืกืืคืืช.
ืื ื ืืืงืฉ ืืืืืืช ืื ืฉืื ืืจืืืค, ืืืื ืืืื ืฉื ืืืื ืช ืืฉืจืื.
ืื ื ืืืื ืื ืขื ืืืชืืืฆืืืช ืืฆืืื ื, ืืื ื ืืืื ืื ืขื ืืชืืืื ืฉืืจืฆืืช-ืืืจืืช ืืกืืืขืช ืื ื ืืืื ื ืขื ืฉืื ืืฉืจืื. ืื ืื ื ืืฉืืืืื ืืจืฆืืคืืช, ืืืื ืืืฉ. ืฉืืืื ื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืื. ืื ื ืืืงืฉ ืืืืืืช ืื ืฉืื ืืจืืืค ืขื ืืืืืื.
ืืืจืื ืืฉืจืื,
ืืื ื ืืืื, ืืืขืืจืช ืืฉื – ืืื ื ื ืฆืืด.
“Ezrakhei Yisra’el hayekarim,
Anakhnu bayom hashishi shel mivtza ‘Am K’lavรญ’.
Anakhnu yatsanu le-mivtza ha-ze kedei lehasir shnei iyumim kayamim al medinat Yisra’el:
iyum ha-garin ve-iyum ha-tilim ha-ballisti’im.
Anakhnu mitkadmim tsa’ad akhar tsa’ad lehasarat ha-iyumim ha-eilu.
Anakhnu sholtim bishmei Teheran.
Anakhnu makim be-otzma adira b’mishtar ha-Ayatollot.
Anakhnu pog’im ba-garin, ba-tilim, ba-mafkadot, bi-simlei ha-shilton.
Ani chayav lehagid lakhem she-ani medaber im manhigei ha-olam,
veyesh hitpa’alut adira meha-nakhishut shelanu, meha-he’segim shel kokhoteinu,
veyesh gam hitpa’alut adira mikem, ezrakhei Yisra’elโmeha-ruach ha-eytena shelakhem, mikho’ach ha-amida shelakhem.
Anakhnu sof’gim harbe avedot, avedot ko’avot.
Aval anakhnu ro’im sheha-oref eitan, ha-am eitan, u-medinat Yisra’el chazaka mitamid.
Hinhรฉiti et misradรฉi ha-memshala lehagish siyu’a le-khol mi shenifga.
Bed b’ved, nimshรฉkhet ha-lechima ha-atzuma be-retzu’at Aza.
Anakhnu mechuyavim le-hamshikh u-lehasig et shtei ha-mishimot:
hachra’at ha-Hamas ve-hakhzarat kol chatufeinuโhakhayim veha-chalalim ke-echad.
Anakhnu lo marpim mi-ze.
Letza’ari gam ba-yamim ha-acharonim naflu lanu lochamim giborim.
Ani mishtatef be-tza’ar ha-mishpachot.
Anakhnu sholchim tanchumim be-shem ha-memshala ve-ha’am kulo.
Anakhnu mechabkim otan.
Anakhnu namshikh ad she-navรญ et kulam ve-ad she-Hamas yukhra’a sofรญ.
Ani mevakesh lehodot le-Nasi Trump, yedid gadol shel medinat Yisra’el.
Ani modeh lo al ha-hityatzevut letzidenu, ve-ani modeh lo al ha-tmicha she-Artzot ha-Brit mesaye’et lanu be-hagana al shmei Yisra’el.
Anakhnu mesochachim be-retzifut, kolel emesh.
Sochachnu sicha me’od chama.
Ani mevakesh lehodot le-Nasi Trump al ha-gibui.
Ezrakhei Yisra’el,
Yachad nilachem, u-ve’ezrat Hashemโyachad nintzach.”
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