Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday delivered a sharp warning to Iran’s Khamenei-led leadership, pledging an “unprecedented” response if Tehran launches an attack on Israel, according to Xinhua.
Speaking in the Knesset, Netanyahu said, “If it makes a mistake and attacks us, we will act with a force it has not yet known.” He added that Israel was closely monitoring developments in Iran, warning that “no one can predict what the future holds for Iran, but it will not return to what it once was,” a statement widely interpreted as a hint at severe and irreversible consequences in the event of conflict.
His remarks came as reports emerged that the United States was moving the nuclear-powered USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group toward the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran.
Netanyahu also addressed US-backed proposals concerning Gaza’s post-war governance. These proposals reportedly include Turkish and Qatari representatives as potential participants in a US President Donald Trump-chaired “Board of Peace.” Netanyahu acknowledged differences with Washington over the plan’s composition. “We have a certain disagreement with our friends in the United States over the composition of the advisory board that will accompany the processes in Gaza,” he said, stressing that neither Turkish nor Qatari forces would be allowed to operate inside the enclave.
Israel has long opposed any Turkish role in Gaza and maintains strained relations with Qatar, even though both countries are key intermediaries in negotiations between Israel and Hamas.
