Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Tel Aviv “must remove this existential threat from above our heads once and for all”, according to a post on his X account.

He made the remarks in a meeting with Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot on Thursday, where he stressed the need for a national unity government.

“The Iranian regime, which seeks to destroy Israel, is once again working to revive its nuclear programme,” Netanyahu writes, warning that Tehran will do so once it is able to resume enriching uranium and developing nuclear weapons. “And let this be clear: this murderous regime, which did not hesitate to murder many thousands of its own people, will not hesitate to use nuclear weapons against us.”