Jerusalem, June 24 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel had achieved all its military objectives prior to its ceasefire with Iran.
He claimed that the elimination of both Tehran's nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities - which were Tel Aviv's prime objectives - were achieved, and thanked US President Donald Trump for his support, reports Iran International.
In a statement issued by the Israeli government, Netanyahu said that attacks on Iran had successfully neutralised what he called a "dual immediate existential threat" to Israel.
He labelled the offensive - codenamed Operation Rising Lion - "a historical success", adding that Israel had now "placed itself in line with the great powers of the...