The Israeli prime minister then tied Joe Biden in knots over Gaza, and then Lebanon, for the final 15 months of his term. And he has now almost certainly cocked a snook at Donald Trump, who, by most accounts, wanted more time to renegotiate a nuclear deal with Tehran.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel's opening strike on Iran was “very successful,” in a video message released by his office. “We struck senior command, senior scientists who are advancing the development of a nuclear weapon and nuclear facilities,

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wished President Donald Trump and the U.S. Army a happy birthday. He also spoke about the fight against Iran, a shared enemy. (Credit: GPO)

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government survived an attempt to dissolve Israel’s parliament early Thursday morning, with most of his ultra-Orthodox coalition partners joining him in voting against a bill that would have forced them to register for military service while the country is at war.

Benjamin Netanyahu has said for three decades that the central threat to Israel’s existence is Iran’s nuclear program. At least twice over that period, he came within inches of carrying out an attack on it.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Iranian people on Friday, June 13 following a ballistic missile attack on the country. (GPO)

Mr. Netanyahu said Israel was facing “difficult days, but great days” ahead. He also repeatedly invoked the Holocaust — the annihilation of European Jewry — as a reason not to treat a nuclear Iran lightly. “Together, with God’s help, we will ensure Israel’s eternity,” he said.

Marking Israel's first strike on Iran's oil and natural gas facilities, an Israeli drone struck the South Pars refinery in the port city of Kangan