(Prime Minister's Office) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Monday with members of the Israel Security Council led by Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Uzi Dayan. Netanyahu emphasized the need to deal with the main strategic threats, such as maintaining a solid Jewish majority in the State of Israel, preventing the creation of a hostile Palestinian entity that could threaten Israel from the West Bank as is the case today in Gaza, the Iranian threat, and the delegitimization assault against Israel. He explained the strategic importance of achieving a peace agreement with the Palestinians, but stressed that the test will not be in signing an agreement but in implementing it. The Israel Security Council is a public body that includes leading personalities with backgrounds and experience in various public, security, and diplomatic fields. Council members emphasized the need to insist on clear red lines in negotiations with the Palestinians, especially maintaining the Jordan Valley as Israel's eastern security border.
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