We continue to strike Iran, Lebanon with 'great force' - Netanyahu visits Palmachim Airbase amid Middle East escalation

"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel continued to strike Iran and Lebanon with 'great force', as he visited Palmachim Airbase on Thursday. "We continue to strike Iran with great force. Our pilots are in the skies over Iran and Tehran, and also in the skies over Lebanon. Hezbollah made a very grave mistake when it attacked us. We have already responded with great force, and we will respond with even greater, additional force," Netanyahu said. "The Lebanese government must understand, and the people of Lebanon must understand, that Hezbollah is dragging them into a war that is not theirs, solely because of the death of that mass murderer with whom they have no connection. They must look out for themselves, and they would be wise to do so quickly," he added. Footage shows Netanyahu accompanied by Defence Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir talking to pilots and other servicemen. He also received an operational briefing and praised UAV operators according to a statement by his office. Israel launched strikes on Lebanon on Monday, in the latest escalation of the conflict with Hezbollah - after attacking Iran together with the US on Saturday. The IDF said it was responding to Hezbollah's own attacks, which the group said were retaliation for the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The US and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday. Tehran said it was responding with strikes on Israel and US assets in the region, with explosions reported in countries right across the Gulf region."