Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the United Nations General Assembly on Friday that he had come to refute false claims made at the same forum earlier this week.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly today (Friday, September 27). During this, he told the United Nations that his campaign against the Lebanese armed group would continue. Just minutes after Netanyahu’s announcement, the Israeli army again attacked Hezbollah positions in South Lebanon by firing missiles.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the United Nations General Assembly on Friday that he had come to refute false claims made at the same forum earlier this week. Netanyahu defended his country’s retaliation for the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israeli soil. The Israeli military operation launched in response to the Hamas attack has devastated the Gaza Strip.
“I didn’t want to come here this year,” he said. My country is fighting a war to save its existence but when I heard the false allegations and defamation of my country by many speakers from this platform, I decided to come here and bring out the truth. He stressed that Israel wants peace, but said of Iran, “If you attack us, we will attack you.” He, once again, blamed Iran for many of the region’s problems. Ordained.
More than 41,500 Palestinians have been killed and more than 96,000 injured in Israeli strikes, according to the latest figures released Thursday by Gaza’s health ministry.