At airbase, Netanyahu says Israel ready to strike enemies at moment's notice

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows that that Israel will not hesitate to strike its enemies at a moment’s notice, eight days before a tight election and following his warnings to Iran, AFP reports.

Netanyahu says he spoke to the commander of an unspecified base and saw Israel’s “capability to strike our enemies the moment it is required”.

“I say to our enemies: Do not test us — you will receive harsher blows than you have suffered to date,” he says in a video statement from the base.

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