Netanyahu: Attack on Iran was 'precise and powerful'

The attack on Iran was, in the words of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, "precise and powerful."

He stated that it "achieved all its objectives" at a memorial event on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on Sunday for the victims of the Hamas massacre on October 7 last year.

Netanyahu said Israel is in an existential struggle against the "Axis of Evil" led by Iran. He asserted that Israel's enemies must pay a "very high price." Iran, he said, attacked Israel with hundreds of ballistic missiles at the beginning of the month. "This attack failed."

Israel then responded as announced in the early hours of Saturday, Netanyahu said. The air force targeted numerous sites in Iran. "We severely damaged Iran's defence capabilities, as well as their ability to manufacture missiles that are directed against us." He thanked the United States for "their close coordination and support."

Netanyahu addressed the Iranian people directly: "Our fight is not against you, but against the tyrannical regime that oppresses you and threatens the entire region."