{"id":2347150,"date":"2024-09-28T18:16:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T22:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-speaks-on-hezbollah-leaders-death-if-someone-rises-up-to-kill-you-kill-him-first-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-28T18:16:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T22:16:42","slug":"netanyahu-speaks-on-hezbollah-leaders-death-if-someone-rises-up-to-kill-you-kill-him-first-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-speaks-on-hezbollah-leaders-death-if-someone-rises-up-to-kill-you-kill-him-first-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu speaks on Hezbollah leader\u2019s death: \u2018If someone rises up to kill you, kill him first\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnetanyahu-speaks-on-hezbollah-leaders-death-if-someone-rises-up-to-kill-you-kill-him-first-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2347150&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israeli Prime\u2063 Minister Benjamin Netanyahu \u200crecently commented on \u2064the assassination of Hezbollah\u200c leader Hassan Nasrallah. Speaking\u200d from\u200c Tel Aviv, Netanyahu stated, &#8220;If someone\u200b rises up to kill you, kill him first,&#8221; emphasizing that Nasrallah was not just\u200b another \u2062terrorist, but a major figure \u2062behind Iran&#8217;s influence\u200b in the\u200d region. He described\u2062 the assassination as a necessary step in addressing\u200b threats against Israel,\u2063 claiming that Nasrallah was responsible for the \u200ddeaths of many Israelis and others, including Americans and French \u200dnationals. Netanyahu praised\u200d the\u2063 Israeli Defense Forces \u200c(IDF),\u2064 Mossad, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-police-identify-calif-woman-killed-during-demonstration\/\" title=\"D.C. Police identify Calif. woman killed during demonstration\">air force<\/a> for \u200ctheir roles \u200cin \u200dthe operation, \u2062but \u2064noted that the mission is not yet complete. He warned Iran&#8217;s regime, stating, \u200b&#8221;Those who strike us, \u200bwe strike them,&#8221; reinforcing Israel&#8217;s commitment \u200cto combating threats in the\u200d Middle East.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Netanyahu speaks on Hezbollah leader<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s death: &lsquo;If someone rises up to kill you, kill him first&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1771411\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> spoke for the first time on Saturday after <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a>&lsquo;s assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Speaking from Tel Aviv, Netanyahu began his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.il\/en\/pages\/spoke-statement280924\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"remarks\">remarks<\/a> addressing the assassination of Nasrallah by saying, &ldquo;If someone rises up to kill you, kill him first.&rdquo; He also said Nasrallah &ldquo;was not just another terrorist, he was the terrorist,&rdquo; and that he was&nbsp;&ldquo;the main engine of Iran&rsquo;s axis of evil.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have settled accounts with someone who was responsible for the murders of countless Israelis and many nationals of other countries, including hundreds of Americans and dozens of French. &hellip; He and his people were the architects of the plan to destroy Israel. He was not only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-crisis-demands-a-constitutional-analysis-of-voting-machines\/\" title=\"This Crisis Demands a Constitutional Analysis of Voting Machines\">operated<\/a> by Iran, he also frequently operated Iran,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu said the assassination of Nasrallah was a &ldquo;necessary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-fultons-monitoring-team-cant-fix-election-failure\/\" title=\"Officials: Fulton&#039;s Monitoring Team Can&#039;t Fix Election Failure\">objective&#038;rdquo<\/a>; in achieving Israel&rsquo;s goals in the conflict, specifically returning Israeli citizens back to their homes in the northern region of Israel and shifting the balance of power in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>However, while praising the IDF, Mossad, and Israeli air force for their respective roles in the assassination, he stressed that &ldquo;the work has still not been completed.&rdquo; Netanyahu proceeded to refer to Iran specifically, saying, &ldquo;And to the ayatollahs&rsquo; regime I say: Those who strike us, we strike them.&rdquo; Following the assassination of Nasrallah, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3170110\/iranian-supreme-leader-moved-secure-location-following-israeli-strike-hezbollah-chief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"transferred\">transferred<\/a> to a secure location somewhere within Iran.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu concluded by pointing to Hamas&rsquo;s attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and how enemies of Israel &ldquo;thought that Israel was on the road to being wiped out.&rdquo; He underscored the achievements Israel has made since, adding, &ldquo;We are determined to continue striking our enemies, to return our residents to their homes, and to return all of our hostages. We do not forget them even for a moment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu&rsquo;s remarks follow Israel&rsquo;s assassination of the longtime Hezbollah leader, who led the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">terrorist group<\/a> for more than three decades. Nasrallah was killed in airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday. Hezbollah has since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3170238\/hezbollah-launched-long-range-missiles-toward-jerusalem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"fired\">fired<\/a> long-range missiles toward Jerusalem, Israel&rsquo;s capital city, one of which landed in the West Bank, causing fires in the area of&nbsp;Mitzpe Hagit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1771411\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1771411\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netanyahu on Nasrallah&#8217;s death: &#8220;Kill him first.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2347151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Benjamin-Netanyahu.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[24658,32726,38483,6524],"class_list":["post-2347150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-hezbollah","tag-middle-east","tag-military-strategy","tag-netanyahu"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Benjamin-Netanyahu.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2347150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347150\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2347151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2347150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2347150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2347150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}