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Netanyahu tells UN Israel seeks peace, amid war in Gaza & Lebanon
STORY: :: Netanyahu says Israel seeks peacewhile issuing a warning to Iran:: Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel:: United Nations:: September 27, 2024″I decided to come here to speak for my people, to speak for my country, to speak for the truth. And here is the truth. Israel seeks peace. Israel yearns for peace. Israel has made peace and will make peace again.” “Ladies and gentlemen, the curse of October 7th began when Hamas invaded Israel from Gaza. But it didn’t end there. Israel was soon forced to defend itself on six more war fronts organized by Iran. I have a message for the tyrants of Tehran. If you strike us, we will strike you. There is no place, there is no place in Iran that the long arm of Israel cannot reach. And that’s true of the entire Middle East.””As long as Hezbollah chooses the path of war, Israel has no choice. And Israel has every right to remove this threat and return our citizens to their home safely. And that’s exactly what we’re doing.”Netanyahu spoke as Israel continued to strike Iran-backed Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon amid fears that the attacks could flare into an all-out regional war.In his speech, he sought to pin blame for the conflict on Israel’s arch foe, Iran. He said Israel was defending itself against Tehran on seven fronts.Israel will press on with discussions on ceasefire proposals for Lebanon in the days ahead, Netanyahu said earlier on Friday, and Washington warned that further escalation would make it harder for civilians on both sides to return home.Israel’s foreign minister on Thursday rejected global calls for a ceasefire with the Iran-backed Hezbollah group and continued airstrikes that have killed hundreds of people in Lebanon and heightened fears of a regional war.He said the war in Gaza can end if the Iranian-backed Hamas militants who carried out an Oct. 7 attack in Israel surrender, lay down their weapons and return hostages seized in the attack.