Netanyahu released a video of his previous speech on social media, saying, “No pressure can stop Israel from defending itself.” The defense minister also said, “We will achieve our goal… “We will attack Hamas.”
When US President Joe Biden pressed that he would stop providing weapons to Israel in the event of a large-scale attack on Rafah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his intention to attack by releasing a video of a previous speech in which he said that Israel would “standing alone.”
According to Israel National News and Al Jazeera on the 9th (local time), Prime Minister Netanyahu posted part of his speech on Holocaust Remembrance Day (genocide) on the 4th on the social media account X (formerly Twitter) .
In a video of about 1 minute and 6 seconds, published without any explanation, Prime Minister Netanyahu said, “During the Holocaust 80 years ago, Jews were completely defenseless against those who wanted to destroy us. “No country had helped us,” he said.
He said, “Today, we once again face enemies who seek to destroy us.”
“I am talking to world leaders,” Netanyahu said. “No pressure or decision from any international forum can prevent Israel from defending itself,” he stressed.
He also said, “As Prime Minister of Israel, the only Jewish state, I make this pledge today in Jerusalem on Holocaust Remembrance Day. “If there is pressure on Israel to stand alone, Israel will stand alone,” he said.
“We know we are not alone because so many good people around the world are supporting our just cause,” he added. “We will defeat the enemies who committed genocide. “Now is the time.”
Defense Minister Yoav Galland also indicated his intention to attack Rafah on this day.
According to CNN, he said at the Memorial Day event for fallen soldiers that day, “I say not only to the enemies of Israel, but also to our closest friends, that the State of Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and its defense institutions. be overcome.”
Then he emphasized, “We will stand up strong, and we will achieve our goals.” “We will attack Hamas, we will attack Hezbollah. And we will establish security,” he added.
“We have no choice, and neither do other countries,” said Gallant. “We will do whatever is necessary to protect the people of Israel, eliminate evil threats against us, and stand against those who seek to destroy us,” he stressed.
Previously, in an interview with CNN released on the 8th, President Biden said, “I made it clear that we would not supply them (Israel) with weapons if they entered Rafah.” They said they would continue to provide defensive weapons, including the Iron Dome air defense system, but would stop carrying other offensive weapons once the large-scale ground invasion in Rafa begins .
However, President Biden dismissed the statement, saying that Israeli troops have not yet entered Rafah.
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