Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inspecting an Adir F-35 stealth fighter at the Nevatim Air Force Base on July 9, 2019. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
Times of Israel: Netanyahu hints again that Israel attacked Iran-backed militias in Iraq
‘We’re acting in very many theaters against a state that seeks to annihilate us,’ PM says, following similar statements earlier this week.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to hint on Thursday that Israel was behind attacks against Iran-backed militias in Iraq over the past month.
“I don’t grant Iran immunity anywhere,” he said to Channel 9. “Iran is a state, a power, that has sworn to annihilate Israel. It’s trying to establish bases against us everywhere. In Iran itself, in Lebanon, in Syria, in Iraq, in Yemen.”
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Update #1: Netanyahu hints at Israeli involvement in Iraq blasts -- Reuters
Update #2: Netanyahu: We are working against Iran in Iraq -- Arutz Sheva
WNU Editor: Someone got to this guy .... Head of Iran-backed militia in Iraq walks back US accusation (Arab News/AP).
