Katz: We Rose After 1000 Days of War and Became a Major Power

SadaNews Translation - Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday evening that after 1000 days of war, Israel has become stronger, more determined, and powerful, emerging from the greatest shock it has ever known with great strength despite having paid a heavy price for it.

Katz claimed in a speech during a security assessment, as translated by SadaNews, that Israel has changed the features of the Middle East under the leadership of Benjamin Netanyahu and thanks to the bravery of Israeli soldiers.

Katz stated: We struck the heart of the Iranian axis of evil, thwarted the Iranian nuclear program, and eliminated the threat of extermination against the citizens of Israel. We eliminated Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei and most of the Iranian leadership and inflicted significant damage to its strategic capabilities.

He added: The Israeli army must be prepared to launch an independent attack in Iran at any time deemed necessary to eliminate any threats.

He continued: We have eliminated all the senior Hamas leaders who participated in the massacre on October 7, eliminated Hassan Nasrallah and Hezbollah leadership, destroyed the Assad army in Syria, eliminated most of the Houthi leadership in Yemen, and inflicted severe damage on all arms of terrorism that sought to encircle Israel with a ring of fire. As he expressed.

He went on: The Israeli army is currently present in security areas in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria and will not withdraw from them. The Israeli army must be prepared to stay for a long time in these areas.

He said: Our soldiers are working deep inside the terrorist camps in the West Bank, and in Gaza, operations are ongoing to destroy the tunnel infrastructure, with 83 percent of the tunnels in the yellow line area having been destroyed. According to him.

The Israeli Defense Minister added: In Lebanon, military operations are ongoing to destroy the terrorist infrastructure in the first villages line with maximum force... We will not return to a reality in which our enemies rely on our borders and threaten our settlements... The Israeli army will continue to be a barrier between our settlements and our citizens and jihadist enemies. As he stated.

He emphasized that the campaign has not ended yet, stating: "After a thousand days since October 7, our enemies are well aware that their attempt to destroy the state of Israel has failed."