IDF: Chief of the General Staff at the Induction Ceremony for INS Drakon: “Even now, our eyes remain fixed on developments in Iran and among its proxies—the Iranian regime has been battered and weakened, yet it has failed to change its intentions. The induction of the INS Drakon submarine into the Israeli Navy is one of the IDF’s most significant force-buildup efforts. With the submarine’s induction, the Israeli Navy reaches an enhanced maritime posture and new heights in its capabilities and operational power: more covert, longer-range, deeper, and stronger”

“The achievements led by the IDF are unprecedented: the elimination of senior figures who had made the destruction of the Jewish state their stated goal; the strengthening of our defensive posture and deterrence; the sheer number of targets struck; and the capture and clearing of enemy territory from which ground invasions into our territory had been planned”

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Full remarks by the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Eyal Zamir, at the induction ceremony for INS Drakon: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T5NQOr7qabfLbw3YLbKc3P50eBUxKi_F/view?usp=sharing