Netanyahu’s UN speech contained at least eight blatant lies

The Government Media Office in the Gaza Strip accused the Prime Minister of the Israeli occupation, internationally wanted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu, of promoting a series of lies and fallacies during his speech to the UN General Assembly on Friday 26 September, asserting that it was nothing more than “misleading rhetoric” aimed at justifying war crimes and genocide against the Palestinian people.

Netanyahu’s lies during his UN speech

The Gaza Government explained that Netanyahu relied on eight major lies alongside dozens of false claims, highlighting the most prominent of them as follows:

1. The issue of prisoners: He claimed that his government “has not forgotten the hostages,” when in fact its policies of killing, destruction, and displacement put the lives of prisoners in direct danger.

2. International support after October 7: He claimed that “many leaders supported Israel,” but later acknowledged that this support had declined, while in reality the majority of countries reject genocide and are close to recognizing the rights of the Palestinians.

3. Alleged Islamic pressure: He attributed the decline in international support to “pressure from radical Islamists,” but the truth is that public opinion has exposed the falsity of his narrative, prompting several countries to correct their course and recognize Palestine.

4. War on terror: He described the aggression against Gaza as a “war on terror,” while statistics indicate that 94% of the martyrs are civilians, including more than 30,000 children and women, and that 90% of the infrastructure has been destroyed.

5. Forced displacement: He accused the resistance of preventing residents from leaving, but in the same speech he spoke of the displacement of 700,000 Palestinians, a contradiction that exposes his claims.

6. Exoneration of the occupation from genocide: He said that “Israel did not seek genocide because it asked civilians to leave,” while his forces dropped more than 200,000 tons of explosives on residential neighborhoods and wiped out thousands of families entirely.

7. Humanitarian aid: He claimed that the occupation provides food to civilians, while in reality his forces committed massacres against the hungry at aid distribution points, killing, injuring, and kidnapping thousands of civilians.

8. Recognition of the Palestinian state: It considered that the recognition of Palestine by new countries “encourages the killing of Jews,” but recognition is a legal and moral entitlement that has been delayed for more than seven decades.

Ongoing war crimes by Israel

The media office stressed that these lies “will not change the established facts,” affirming that the occupation is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity and is practicing genocide as defined by international law.

It also held the Israeli occupation and the US administration fully responsible for the “catastrophic reality” in the Gaza Strip, reiterating its demands for:

• An immediate end to the genocide and aggression.
• Complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
• The urgent opening of crossings to allow food and medicine to enter.
• Completion of steps to recognize the Palestinian state and end the occupation.

The office concluded its statement by emphasizing that the world has become more aware and conscious of the nature of the colonial occupation based on lies and misinformation, and that the moment to correct historical mistakes is imminent through practical steps to end the occupation and achieve Palestinian rights.

Hamas responds to Netanyahu’s UN speech

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) affirmed that the speech of war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, before the UN General Assembly came in an atmosphere of isolation after the majority of the world’s countries boycotted his speech, leaving him to address only himself and a few of his supporters.

The movement said in a press statement that allowing Netanyahu to take the podium at the United Nations to talk about justice and rights was a “major paradox,” stressing that he violates these values daily through crimes of genocide, displacement, and systematic starvation against the people of Gaza.

It added that Netanyahu’s repeated lies and denial of internationally documented crimes “will not change the established facts,” considering that his propaganda about October 7 “has collapsed in the face of global public opinion and is no longer promoted except by him and a few of his supporters,” and that his use of the term “anti-Semitism” has become “a worn-out excuse to reject international positions condemning his aggression.”

Hamas held Netanyahu fully responsible for the continued suffering of Israeli prisoners, asserting that his intransigence and reneging on previous agreements, as well as his failed attempts to assassinate the negotiating delegation, are what are hindering any settlement, and that his brutal bombardment and massacres of civilians are threatening the lives of his prisoners.

A “false cover”

The movement also described the occupation’s justifications for continuing to target civilians in Gaza as “a false cover to conceal war crimes and crimes against humanity,” stressing that its resistance “is directed solely against the occupation until the Palestinian people achieve their full right to self-determination.”

Hamas stressed that Netanyahu’s announcement about controlling Gaza and installing a “puppet government” there “will not come true,” and that the Palestinian people have proven their resilience and rejection of all forms of guardianship and subordination.

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