Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured that his country “wants peace”, but will not stop its attacks as long as “Hezbollah opts for war”. “Israel is fighting for its survival. We face savage enemies who want to destroy us and we must defend ourselves against these murderers,” he told the UN General Assembly on Friday.
The Israeli president also warned Iran. “I have a message for the Iranian tyrants: if they attack us, we will attack. In Iran, there is no place where the long arm of Israel cannot reach,” he said.
Netanyahu was received at the General Assembly to boos and applause. Dozens of country representatives left the room as they were about to begin their speeches.
The Prime Minister assured that this year he “was not considering” going to the UN General Assembly in New York, but “after hearing the slander from many” countries, he decided to go. render to “set things straight and speak in the name of the truth.” “.
In his speech, which lasted forty minutes, he returned to “the curse” of the attacks of October 7, 2023, when “thousands of Hamas terrorists entered Israel and committed atrocities, savagely murdering 1,200 people”.
“They raped and mutilated women, cut off the heads of men in scenes reminiscent of the Nazi Holocaust,” he said. He then cited the first and last names of some of the victims.
He also recalled the hostages and promised their return to Israel. “We will spare no effort until this sacred mission is accomplished,” he said.
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