Netanyahu "Iran tries to stockpile nuclear bombs to destroy Israel"

[Anchor]
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has said Iran is working to stockpile nuclear bombs with the aim of destroying Israel, and said stopping them is a top priority.

He also said he hoped to sign a peace deal with Arab countries after the war against Hamas and Hezbollah.

Reporter Park Young-jin reports.

[Reporter]
Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks to parliament following the first anniversary of Hamas' surprise attack on October 7 last year,
Israel's target of attack on
is described as an 'industrial murder factory'.

It also stressed that it had hit dozens of targets targeting Iran's missile production facilities and air defense capabilities.

[Benyamin Netanyahu / Prime Minister of Israel] The places we attacked are death factories on an industrial scale. And we took a toll on them.

Netanyahu also said Iran was working to stockpile nuclear bombs with the aim of destroying Israel.

"Iran can threaten the world at any time," he said, stressing that "the suspension of Iran's nuclear program is Israel's top priority."

Netanyahu also said he wants to sign a peace deal with Arab countries after the war against Hamas and Hezbollah ends in Gaza and northern Israel.

[Benyamin Netanyahu / Prime Minister of Israel] I aspire to continue the process of signing the historic Abraham Accords that I led a few years ago and achieve peace with other Arab countries.]

Arab countries in particular are clearly seeing Israel strike the axis of evil Iran, adding that they, too, long for a stable and prosperous Middle East.

Meanwhile, Israel, which participated in the two-month-old cease-fire negotiations, has focused on previous proposals and new contours considering regional conditions, saying talks between mediators and Hamas will continue in the coming days.

I'm Park Youngjin of YTN.

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