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Regarding operations against the Iranian axis, Netanyahu stated: “The Iranian axis has suffered a major blow. We have broken it in many places, and where we have hit it, it still exists, healing its wounds and trying to recover.” He added that Israel is working to prevent this recovery ability on various fronts.

He outlined Israel’s priorities: “The first front is bringing back our hostages. Their attempts are pitiful; they try to deceive us, the United States, and the world. They will certainly fail, and we will gradually bring back all of our hostages. The second front – in areas of Gaza under our control, there are still cells of the Islamic Movement, and we are systematically eliminating them.”

Addressing risks to the forces, Netanyahu said: “My directive is clear: if there is any attempt to harm our forces, we will strike those responsible and their organizations.” He added that disarming the Islamic Movement and the Gaza Strip remains a top priority.

On threats from Lebanon and the Houthis, Netanyahu said: “Hezbollah is indeed continuously being struck, but at the same time, it seeks to rearm and recover. The Houthis occasionally fire ballistic missiles at us, and we intercept them. This is no small matter.”

Netanyahu also mentioned health investments in the Negev, stating that the government will allocate an additional 360 million shekels for Soroka Hospital, bringing the total investment to over one billion NIS. The funding will be divided equally among the government, Clalit Health Services, and philanthropist Sylvan Adams.