Netanyahu urges destroying Hezbollah, Hamas and bringing down Iran at Likud launch

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SITUATION

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the "mission must be completed" and called to "bring down the Iranian government" and to "totally destroy Hezbollah and Hamas" at the launch of his Likud election campaign (per middleeasteye.net). His remarks framed opponents as favoring territorial concessions, presenting a hardline election message ahead of Israel's vote (per middleeasteye.net).

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KEY FACTS

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Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking at the launch of his Likud election campaign, said "The mission must be completed; we must bring down the Iranian government and totally destroy Hezbollah and Hamas."
Netanyahu said he and Likud "are the only ones who can guarantee Israel's security."
The remarks were delivered during a speech at the start of the Likud party's election campaign and were reported by Middle East Eye.
He accused his electoral opponents of wanting to make "territorial concessions."

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

The immediate backdrop is the broader Middle East conflict that intensified after coordinated U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear and military infrastructure in March 2026, a campaign that followed months of regional escalation and which has since prompted reciprocal Iranian military actions in 2026.

Those strikes themselves were presented by U.S. and Israeli officials as responses to a string of earlier Iranian and Iran-backed proxy attacks on Gulf shipping, regional bases hosting U.S. personnel, and cross-border strikes from Lebanon and Yemen during late 2025 and early 2026.

Brief

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used the opening rally of his Likud election campaign to declare that "the mission must be completed," explicitly calling to "bring down the Iranian government" and to "totally destroy Hezbollah and Hamas," according to Middle East Eye.

Speaking to supporters, Netanyahu framed those objectives as essential to Israel's security and attacked political rivals for advocating territorial concessions. The source attributes the quotes directly to Netanyahu at the campaign launch; no additional outlets in this pack provided corroboration or differing reporting.

Middle East Eye emphasizes the maximalist language and the electoral context, portraying Netanyahu's remarks as a campaign strategy to present a hardline security platform. The article does not provide separate statements from Netanyahu's opponents, nor does it offer independent verification of policy plans or operational steps to pursue those goals.

The reporting also does not link the speech to any specific military orders, operations, or timelines for actions against Iran, Hezbollah or Hamas.

Given the singular source here, the public record in this brief is limited to Netanyahu's rhetoric at the Likud event and his accusation that opponents want territorial concessions; further reporting would be required to confirm whether these remarks signal new policy directives, imminent military action, or changes in Israeli strategy.

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