Benjamin Netanyahu warns Iran, says no place beyond Israel's reach

Following the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a precision strike by Israeli Defence Forces IDF Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a warning to Irans Ayatollah regime and asserted that those who target Israel will face consequences and that no location in Iran or the Middle East is beyond Israels reachNetanyahu said If someone rises up to kill you kill him first Yesterday the State of Israel eliminated the archmurderer Hassan Nasrallah We have settled accounts with someone who was responsible for the murders of countless Israelis and many nationals of other countries including hundreds of Americans and dozens of FrenchHe called Nasrallah as main engine of Irans axis of evil and added Nasrallah was not just another terrorist he was the terrorist He was the axis of the axis the main engine of Irans axis of evil He and his people were the architects of the plan to destroy Israel He was not only operated by Iran he also frequently operated IranHe further said All those who oppose the axis of evil all those who are fighting under the violent dictatorship of Iran and its proxies in Lebanon Syria Iran itself and other places they are all filled with hope today I say to the citizens of those countries Israel stands with you And to the ayatollahs regime I say Those who strike us we strike them There is no place in Iran or the Middle East that the long arm of Israel cannot reach Today you already know that this is correctNetanyahu emphasised that the killing of Hassan Nasrallah was crucial in achieving the goal of returning Israeli hostages The elimination of Nasrallah is a necessary condition in achieving the objectives we have set Returning the residents of the north safely to their homes and changing the balance of power in the region for yearsHe added As long as Nasrallah was alive he would have quickly rebuilt the capabilities we took from Hezbollah His elimination advances the return of our residents to their homes in the north It also advances the return of our hostages in the south He also expressed his gratitude to the defence forces of the country and said I would like to thank the IDF the Air Force IDF Intelligence the Mossad and the ISA for the great achievements and not just yesterdayNetanyahu reaffirmed Israels commitment to defending its citizens ensuring the safe return of residents to their homes and securing the release of all hostages We are determined to continue striking our enemies to return our residents to their homes and to return all of our hostages We do not forget them even for a moment he saidNotably a day before IDF confirmed the killing of Hassan Nasrallah in the airstrikes carried out by the Israeli military in Beirut In a statement the IDF said Hassan Nasrallah will no longer be able to terrorise the world Nasrallah was targeted at Hezbollahs main headquarters in the southern suburbs of Beirut a Hezbollah stronghold known as the Dahiyeh on Friday The headquarters is underground beneath residential buildings in the Dahiyeh according to the IDFThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever