Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, revealed he's already spoken with President-elect Donald Trump three times following his election win last Tuesday and that they see "eye to eye" on the danger posed by Iran. According to CBN News, Netanyahu contended that he and Trump both agree on the threat Iran poses to the world.
"These were very good and important conversations – talks designed to further tighten the strong alliance between Israel and the USA. We see eye to eye (on) the Iranian threat, on all its components, and the danger posed by it," the prime minister stated.
Meanwhile, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his foreign ministry have implied they are attempting to accelerate their nuclear weapons developments.
"Our official stance in rejecting weapons of mass destruction and the peaceful nature of our nuclear program is absolutely clear. Meanwhile, as emphasized in the supreme leader's recent speech, we will get equipped with whatever is necessary to defend Iran," Esmail Baghaei, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman, declared.
Baghei also refuted the claim that Iran is trying to assassinate Trump. U.S. officials, however, say they thwarted just such a plot.
"Iran knows that the moment he gets sworn in, maximum pressure is coming," said Israeli Special Operations veteran Aaron Cohen. "So you can make all the threats they want. But really, this is about containing individual assassins. DOJ (the U.S. Department of Justice) just released that report about that individual who was planning to kill Trump."
Although Israel Defense Forces have advanced in Southern Lebanon, Ayatollah Khamenei claims Iran's proxy Hezbollah will prevail.
"The enemy hasn't been able to overcome this organization, and it won't be, God willing," Khamenei intoned. "And the world and the region will see the day when the Zionist regime is clearly defeated by these fighters in the path of Allah."
IDF forces continue to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure across southern Lebanon. Additionally, troops are filling a large complex buried underneath a cemetery with concrete.
Over the weekend, Israel returned nearly two thousand Israelis from Amsterdam on emergency flights after a mob of radical Muslims launched a brutal assault on Jewish soccer fans following Thursday's attacks.
"We all saw what happened – shameful. This is the world we live in now, unfortunately. Our fans were very intimidated when they went through the worst there. Unfortunately, they came to see soccer, and that's what happened," Eran Zahavi, captain of the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer club, recalled.
Thursday's attacks were condemned by Dutch leaders and Israel's new Foreign Minister, Gideon Sa'ar, who flew to Amsterdam to warn Europeans that these types of attacks cannot be tolerated.
"Radical Islam is dangerous not only to the Middle East, not only to Israel. It is dangerous to Western society." Sa'ar said.
He added, "If you compromise with this mob that made (Thursday) these barbaric attacks in the streets of Amsterdam, finally, you cannot recognize the society and country you are living in. This is the real danger today."
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Milton Quintanilla is a freelance writer and content creator. He is a contributing writer for CrosswalkHeadlines and the host of the For Your Soul Podcast, a podcast devoted to sound doctrine and biblical truth. He holds a Masters of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary.