Netanyahu Warns Iran That Israel Will Respond to Any Attack With ‘Unimaginable Force’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded to all the threats coming from Tehran about what will happen if America attacks Iran, with Iran then promising to target not just American military bases in the region, but the Jewish state as well. Now Netanyahu has told the Iranians what to expect if they attack the Jewish state, and the leader of the opposition, Yair Lapid, has said that in case of war with Iran, all internecine conflict will promptly stop, and Israelis of all political persuasions will rally round the government. More on these remarks by Netanyahu and Lapid can be found here: “Israel will use ‘unimaginable’ force if Iran attacks, Netanyahu warns at Knesset,” by Keshet Neev, Jerusalem Post, February 23, 2026:

Benjamin Netanyahu says he expects Iran to launch a direct attack against the State of Israel, which he says would be the biggest mistake Iran has ever made.

Netanyahu claims he has personally conveyed this message to the Ayatollah regime.

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— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) February 23, 2026

Israel will reply with “unimaginable” force if Iran’s Islamic regime launches an attack on Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday evening….

Speaking at a 40-signature debate at the Knesset, the prime minister said Israel was facing “very complex and challenging days,” amid ongoing tensions with Iran, and was prepared to respond to any threat.

“We are vigilant and prepared for every scenario. I have made it clear to the Ayatollah regime that if they make perhaps the gravest mistake in their history and attack Israel, we will respond with a force they cannot imagine,” he said….

Opposition leader Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) sharply criticized the prime minister and his security policies during his speech responding to Netanyahu.

He also slammed the prime minister for the government’s handling of the October 7 Hamas attacks in 2023, and for blocking a state commission of inquiry to investigate the massacre….

Regarding tensions with Iran, Lapid told the plenum that there is “a decent chance that we are on the brink of a campaign.”

“If this campaign comes, and it should come, we will all put everything else aside,” he said.

“All disagreements will be frozen in deep suspension until the anger passes. As in the past, I will mobilize for Israeli advocacy and for strengthening Israel’s international standing,” Lapid added.

“I will go wherever needed, from CNN to the UK Parliament, and I will tell them: ‘You know I am the opposition leader, you know that Netanyahu and I are rivals, but Iran must be struck with full force, the Ayatollah regime must be overthrown,’” he said.

Unlike Trump, who does not always keep his promises, it is highly likely that if even one barrage of missiles is launched toward Israel, Netanyahu — who has been warning about Iran’s nuclear project ever since he first became prime minister — will order a full-scale attack on Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps commanders, on the roughly 1,500-2,000 ballistic missiles Iran still has, on the entry points to the new uranium enrichment facility under Pickaxe mountain, a mile from Natanz, and finally, on the supreme leader himself, who must now be remembering what happened to Hezbollah’s leader Hasan Nasrallah, who wrongly believed he would be safe from the IDF in a bunker deep underground.