My son canceled his wedding: Israeli PM highlights personal toll amid Iran strikes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, hours after it was directly struck by a missile launched from Iran.

Speaking to reporters during the visit, Netanyahu expressed solidarity with the Israeli people, highlighting the personal toll the ongoing conflict has taken — including on his own family, Caliber.Az reports, citing Israeli media.

“All of us are paying a personal price,” Netanyahu said. “And that hasn’t missed my family as well — my son canceled a wedding.”

“The entire people of Israel are paying a price,” Netanyahu stated. “We are going through a blitz and we're handling it in an astonishing way. There are personal prices, people have been injured, families have lost loved ones. Each of us bears a personal cost, and it hasn't passed over my family — this is the second time my son Avner has canceled his wedding due to missile threats. It's a personal price for his fiancée too, and I must say that my dear wife is a hero, and she bears a personal price.”

The Prime Minister’s remarks came amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran, now entering their second week. Netanyahu reiterated Israel’s readiness to take decisive action and did not rule out a potential strike against Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

“No one is immune,” he said. “All the options are open.”

However, he tempered his statements by adding, “It’s best not to speak about this in the press.”

In contrast, Defence Minister Israel Katz has issued public threats directed at Khamenei, suggesting differing approaches within the Israeli leadership regarding communication and strategy.

Addressing the question of potential US military involvement, Netanyahu deferred to American leadership: “It is a decision for President Trump. He will do what is good for America, and I will do what’s good for Israel,” he said. “The US president knows the game.”

Netanyahu emphasized Israel's capacity to conduct the operation independently if necessary. “At the end of this operation, there will be no nuclear threat on Israel, and there won’t be a ballistic threat,” he declared.

By Vafa Guliyeva