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Netanyahu Warns Iran of an Unimaginable Blow if It Attacks Israel

Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seated at an Israeli government meeting table between Israeli flags, wearing a dark suit and blue tie beside a tabletop microphone, drawn in warm ochre and slate-blue pastel on sepia newsprint.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned at a Rosh Hashanah toast during Sunday’s cabinet meeting that Iran would suffer a blow beyond its imagination if it attacks Israel. He said Iran currently holds back because it understands Israel’s strength, and told Israel’s enemies not to test it. Netanyahu credited Israeli decisions, soldiers and public resilience for weakening Israel’s enemies, and said Israel and the United States had pushed back nuclear and ballistic-missile threats. He described toppling Iran’s regime as Israel’s foremost unfinished mission, saying completing it would permanently change the Middle East and Jewish history.

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