Netanyahu threatens to strike Iran in video message addressed to Iranians

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday warned Iranians that no area in the Middle East is beyond Israel’s reach.

This statement comes in the wake of military strikes on Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon last week.

Netanyahu’s remarks emphasize Israel’s commitment to its security and its readiness to respond to threats in the region.

“There is nowhere in the Middle East that Israel cannot reach,” Netanyahu asserted in a video statement issued in English.

He warned the people of Iran that their “regime has plunged the region deeper into darkness and war.”

Fears of a wider regional conflict

International observers have voiced concerns that Israel’s military actions in Lebanon could escalate the ongoing Gaza conflict into a broader regional war.

The situation remains tense as both sides engage in cross-border hostilities. As of Saturday, these exchanges have claimed the lives of 1,673 people, including 104 children and 194 women, with 8,603 others injured, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.

On Saturday, the Israeli army announced the “successful” assassination of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah in airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburb the previous evening, a claim that Hezbollah has confirmed.

The international community has expressed concern over Israel’s actions in Lebanon, warning that the strikes could further escalate the ongoing Gaza conflict into a wider regional war.