ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS)
We did everything in Iran, except what could have ended it
Amit Segal
June 10, 2026

…Was Netanyahu supposed to say “no thank you” to a US President eager to act together against the most formidable enemy Israel has known since its founding? To refuse the stripping of 300 billion dollars from Iran’s assets, including most of its military assets, nuclear facilities, and missile factories? One can also be skeptical of the claim that Israel should have destroyed the Dahiyeh [Hezbollah stronghold] at all costs, especially when it comes from those who suggested throughout most of the Gaza war to fold, halt, and bow to every American dictate. There is, however, one critical turning point where things could—and should—have gone differently. This concerns the choice of the primary objective of the latest operation. Israel went to war after war to stop Iran’s nuclearization process; toppling the regime was merely a welcome byproduct. READ MORE

JNS Netanyahu calls on Lebanese people to ‘seize your future, join Israel’ Israel is not at war with Lebanon but with Iranian proxy Hezbollah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Wednesday in a video message to the Lebanese people. “Do you remember what Lebanon was like before Iran and Hezbollah turned it into a nightmare?” he asked. “Remember the cafés? Remember the culture? Remember the calm? All that’s gone because Hezbollah and Iran want to drag us into war over and over and over again. You deserve better. Your children deserve better,” he said.