In a statement attended by foreign media, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed claims in Iranian media that he was killed and said: "I want to say: I am alive and you are witnesses to that. Now that I have debunked this fake news, I want to give you an update: The operation is designed to remove the existential threats from the Iranian regime that has declared war against the U.S., Israel and the people in Iran and shouts death to America, death to Israel and brings death to its people."

