Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the nation following coordinated US-Israel military strikes on Tehran on February 28.

Following the strikes, sirens sounded across Israel as missiles were launched toward the country from Iran.

US President Donald Trump confirmed the operation aimed to destroy Iran's missile industry, annihilate its navy, and eliminate regional proxy capabilities. "We are going to destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground. It will be totally obliterated. We are going to annihilate their navy," Trump stated.

"My brothers and sisters, citizens of Israel, a short time ago, Israel and the United States embarked on an operation to eliminate the existential threat posed by the terrorist regime in Iran," Netanyahu stated in a televised address. "I thank our great friend, President Donald Trump, for his historic leadership."

"For 47 years, the ayatollah regime has been shouting 'Death to Israel,' 'Death to America.' It has spilt our blood, murdered many Americans, and massacred its own people. This murderous terrorist regime must not be armed with nuclear weapons that would allow it to threaten all of humanity," Netanyahu continued, adding that the strikes aim to "create the conditions for the courageous Iranian people to take their destiny into their own hands."

The Mossad amplified this messaging through an unprecedented psychological warfare campaign, posting in Persian and Hebrew on official social media: "We are with you, together we will return Iran to its glory days, take care of yourselves."