{"id":6013,"date":"2026-07-26T17:09:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T17:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6013"},"modified":"2026-07-26T17:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T17:09:21","slug":"netanyahu-warns-iran-of-very-forceful-response-to-any-attack-on-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6013","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu warns Iran of &#8216;very forceful&#8217; response to any attack on Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Iran that any attack on Israel, whether carried out directly or through proxies, would be \u201ca terrible mistake\u201d and would trigger a \u201cvery, very forceful\u201d response.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking in an interview with Fox News, Netanyahu said the war could only end if Iran\u2019s government falls or if Tehran accepts the consequences of what he described as \u201cwreaking economic chaos\u201d and \u201cshooting at everyone\u201d. He identified Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Israel and Jordan as among the targets of such attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Netanyahu said he \u201cfully backed\u201d US President Donald Trump\u2019s diplomatic efforts but maintained that Iran\u2019s nuclear programme must come to an end, \u201cwith a deal or without a deal\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also said he supported Trump\u2019s proposed condition for normalising relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel, under which Riyadh would be allowed to pursue a civilian, rather than military, nuclear programme in exchange for establishing formal ties with Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regarding Lebanon, Netanyahu claimed that Israeli forces had pushed Hezbollah back between 5 and 8 miles (8km to 13km) from the Israeli-Lebanese border. He also claimed that Israeli forces had destroyed about 94 percent of Hezbollah\u2019s estimated 150,000 missiles and rockets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Netanyahu pointed to a new trilateral agreement that has opened direct Israeli-Lebanese talks for the first time in decades. Under the agreement, Israel is expected to withdraw from Lebanon in return for Lebanon disarming Hezbollah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Netanyahu said it remained \u201cyet to be seen\u201d whether the Lebanese army would be able to hold the territory after the Israeli withdrawal. He added that Israel was \u201cwilling to give it a try\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel currently occupies about 6 percent of Lebanon\u2019s territory. 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