SHOTLIST JERUSALEM (JUNE 18, 2025) (USERS MUST CREDIT “ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO —EDITORIAL USE ONLY) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (Hebrew) ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SAYING:"We are sustaining many losses, painful losses. But we see that the home front is strong. The people are strong, and the State of Israel is stronger than ever.” 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (Hebrew) ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SAYING:"At the same time, the intense fighting in the Gaza Strip is continuing. We are committed to achieving the two tasks: Defeating Hamas and returning all of our hostages, living and deceased. We will not relent.” 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (Hebrew) ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SAYING: “I would like to thank President Trump, a great friend of the State of Israel. I thank him for standing alongside us, and I thank him for the support of the US in assisting in defending the skies over Israel. We speak frequently, including last night. We had a very warm conversation. I thank President Trump for his backing.” JERUSALEM (JUNE 18, 2025) (USERS MUST CREDIT “ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO —EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel is suffering “many losses, painful losses” from Iranian attacks, The Times of Israel reported. Netanyahu thanked US President Donald Trump for “standing by” Israel’s side, in his daily video statement. “We speak frequently, including last night -- we had a very warm conversation,” he added. Regional tensions have escalated since Friday, when Israel launched airstrikes on multiple sites across Iran, including military and nuclear facilities, prompting Tehran to launch retaliatory strikes. Israeli authorities said at least 24 people have been killed and hundreds injured since then in Iranian missile attacks. Meanwhile, in Iran, 585 people have been killed and more than 1,300 wounded in the Israeli assault, according to Iranian media reports.