Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Saturday that the disarmament of Hezbollah is an indispensable requirement for reaching any ceasefire agreement with Lebanon. In a video message, he noted that Lebanon had approached Israel several times in the last month to initiate direct negotiations following Israeli military actions. In the statement, Netanyahu emphasized that he has dedicated much of his life to ensuring that Iran does not acquire nuclear weapons, while Iran has always denied wanting to develop them. Pointing to a map of the Middle East, Netanyahu added that the "Iranian axis" wants to "strangle" Israel and that "Israel is strangling them". "We hit them. We still have more to do," he added.
