Netanyahu Spotted In Israel Amidst Iran Strike

The high-profile tour, captured on video and shared widely on Monday, March 2, 2026, comes just hours after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it launched “surprise” Kheibar Shekan ballistic missiles at Netanyahu’s office in Tel Aviv and the Israeli Air Force commander’s location, declaring his fate “unclear.”

Netanyahu’s office swiftly dismissed the Iranian boast as “fake news,” and his appearance at the strike site in Beit Shemesh left no doubt: the Israeli leader is alive, active, and very much in Israel.

NaijaChoice News reports that the Iranian missile slammed into a synagogue shelter in the residential area of Beit Shemesh on Sunday, killing nine people – including three teenage siblings – and wounding at least 28 others. Netanyahu walked through the rubble, inspected the damage, and addressed the nation directly from the scene.

“We embarked on this campaign to free ourselves from the attempt to renew existential threats against us, and we also embarked on it to create the conditions for the brave Iranian people to cast off the yoke of tyranny,” he declared.

The Prime Minister offered condolences to grieving families and drew a clear moral line: “Iran’s terror regime fires at civilians, and we fire at the terror regime in order to defend civilians. That is a tremendous difference.”

He added that the joint US-Israeli operation, which has already claimed the life of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of top regime figures, is being carried out “for the sake of all humanity” to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

Iran has fired multiple waves of missiles at Israel since Saturday, with fresh barrages triggering sirens across Jerusalem and central Israel on Monday. Israeli air defences intercepted most projectiles, but the Beit Shemesh hit remains the deadliest single strike so far, bringing Israel’s confirmed death toll to 11.

Meanwhile, Iranian state media put civilian deaths from US-Israeli strikes at over 550, with attacks hitting more than 130 cities.

Netanyahu’s public walkabout at the impact site is being seen as a powerful message of defiance. It directly counters Iranian propaganda and rumours circulating on social media that he had fled or gone into hiding.

As the conflict widens – with fresh Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon and Iranian-backed attacks reported in the Gulf – Netanyahu vowed that operations against Tehran “will only intensify.”

NaijaChoice News gathered that the Israeli Prime Minister also held security assessments with opposition leaders, including Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett, signalling broad national unity behind the ongoing campaign.

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