'I say to our enemies, IDF has great destructive power; Don't try us'

Prime Minister and Defense Minister Binyamin Netanyahu toured an IDF exercise in the north with Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Aviv Kochavi.

Prime Minister Netanyahu heard a briefing from the drill and spoke with commanders and fighters participating in the exercise.

Prime Minister Netanyahu at the end of the tour said: "We're completing a large-scale IDF exercise in several arenas. I'm very impressed by the improvement in readiness, the spirit of the fighters and the commanders, and especially the IDF's destructive power.

"I hear our neighbors from the north, south, and east threatening to destroy us. I say to our enemies: The IDF has a very great destructive power; don't try us."