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Israel vows to keep striking Iran for weeks to come

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Israel is prepared for "weeks" more of fighting in Iran, a military spokesman said on Tuesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview the war was "beyond the halfway point."

Car wrecks and a residential building damaged by a strike amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 30, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Car wrecks and a residential building damaged by a strike amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 30, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Israel is prepared for "weeks" more of fighting in Iran, a military spokesman said on Tuesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview the war was "beyond the halfway point."

Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani told reporters the decision is up to political leaders. But "we are prepared to keep operating for weeks to come. We have the targets for that, the munition for that, the manpower for that, and it's up to the leadership to decide," he said.

Reporting by Steven Scheer

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