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Israel prepared to keep striking Iran for ‘weeks to come’, military spokesperson says

By Thomson Reuters Mar 31, 2026 | 4:14 AM

JERUSALEM, March 31 (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, Editing by William ​Maclean)