Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his soldiers Monday that Israel is close to “eliminating the nuclear threat and eliminating the missile threat” from Iran as the military conflict between the two countries entered its fourth day.

The series of attacks, which targeted senior Iranian military officials and nuclear scientists, marked the opening of a full-scale war that Netanyahu has dubbed “Operation Rising Lion”, referencing a biblical verse in which the prophet Balaam likens Israel to a lion that will not rest until victory is secured.