Cars and buildings on fire following Hezbollah radio explosions across Lebanon. The country experienced a second wave of explosions after Hezbollah communication devices exploded injuring thousands and causing buildings and cars on fire.
He says suspending arms licences sent 'horrible message' to Hamas . And he warns that the UK is seeing 'shameless anti-Semitism' in its citiesBenjamin Netanyahu is one of the world’s most controversial elected leaders – a patriot to his supporters and a villain to his enemies.
The 74-year-old is currently on trial for bribery and fraud and even has a potential arrest warrant looming over him for ‘war crimes’. Presenting himself as a tough wartime leader, his domestic enemies insist, helps him to deflect and delay such issues. He divides opinion, then – but he is undoubtedly one of the most consequential figures on the planet, leading his country at a time of immense peril.
It has been one of the most dramatic weeks in the region since last year’s atrocity – yet Netanyahu took the time to answer written questions exclusively for the Daily Mail, in his first British newspaper interview for years. 'They say that Israel has the right to defend itself, but they undermine our ability to exercise that right both by reversing Britain’s position on the absurd allegations made by the ICC Prosecutor against Israel and by blocking weapons sales to Israel as we fight against the genocidal terrorist organisation that carried out the October 7 massacre.
For his part, the PM insists that his primary goal remains to bring the hostages home. ‘I am doing everything possible to free the hostages and win the war,’ he said. ‘I will not rest until that is achieved.’ Referring to a fourth corruption case dropped last year, he added: ‘The legal proceedings in my case have been going on for three years, and they are unravelling. A year ago, the judges urged the prosecution to drop its charge of bribery. In any case, the trial is totally independent of the war. There is no substitute for victory, and I seek to achieve it as soon as possible.’
Asked whether, in the event diplomacy should fail, he was willing to go to war in Lebanon, Netanyahu answered: ‘Hezbollah’s unprovoked attacks on Israel beginning on October 8 have caused 60,000 Israelis to evacuate their homes along our border with Hezbollah-controlled Lebanon.A car on fire in Lebanon today, reportedly as the result of an exploding device
‘For the past 30 years I have warned the world about the threat posed by Iran, and Israel has acted to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons,’ he said. ‘Our actions delayed a nuclear Iran by about a decade, but the jury is still out on all of us . Today, Iran is closer to becoming a nuclear power. This would threaten Israel, Britain and the entire world. Today, more and more countries understand that.
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