Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid hinted at the country's nuclear arsenal during a speech on Monday, writes CNN..

Speaking at an event to mark the change of leadership at the country's Atomic Energy Commission, Lapid referred to Israel's defensive and offensive capabilities, as well as what he called "

“The operational arena in an invisible dome above us is built on defensive and offensive capabilities, as well as what the foreign media calls other capabilities.. These other opportunities keep us alive and will keep us alive as long as we and our children are here,” Lapid said..

Israel is believed to have several hundred nuclear weapons, which it began developing in the 1960s.. Unlike most states that have nuclear weapons, Israel has never officially declared its presence.. At the same time, he implements a "

The first such statement was made in the early 1960s by then-Junior Defense Minister Shimon Peres, who said that Israel "

Recently, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert appeared to have acknowledged the existence of nuclear weapons when he listed Israel, along with the United States, Russia and France, as having them, although he later tried to refute this claim..

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Benjamin Netanyahu also once called Israel a " In the end, he subsequently corrected himself, explaining what he meant by "

On July 15, U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signed a joint commitment, the Jerusalem Declaration, to counter Iran's quest to develop nuclear weapons..