Government leader under pressure: Confronted with protest: Netanyahu defends wars at UN
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu faces criticism in New York. He defends his policy at the UN shortly after Palestinian President Abbas made serious accusations against Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his country's actions in Gaza and against Iran at the United Nations. He accused critics of lying and labelled allegations of Israeli genocide as "the greatest lie of the century". Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas had earlier accused Israel of a "genocide war" in Gaza, and dozens of people protested against Netanyahu's presence at the UN General Debate in New York.
Netanyahu claimed that Israel had prevented a genocide by stopping the Hamas terrorist organization, which had killed over 1,200 people in Israel on October 7, 2023, and taken over 250 hostage.
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