Netanyahu Calls the UN a "House of Darkness" While Vowing to Defeat Hamas and Hezbollah

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:44pm on 27 Sep 2024,Friday International

In his UN General Assembly speech, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned world leaders for spreading "lies" about Israel. He described the October 7 Hamas attacks as "reminiscent of the Holocaust" and vowed to recover Israeli hostages in Gaza. Netanyahu emphasized the threat from Iranian proxies like Hezbollah, calling for renewed sanctions on Iran. He criticized the UN as a "house of darkness" and noted that nearly 800 people have died in Israeli strikes in Lebanon since Monday. Amid escalating violence, he asserted that Israel aims to remove Hezbollah's threat and restore displaced residents to northern Israel.

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