Benjamin Netanyahu
The Israeli premier left immediately after convening the Security Cabinet amid the intensifying war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
“The news about a ceasefire is incorrect. This is an American-French proposal that the prime minister has not even responded to,” said the Israeli premier’s office.
The Israeli prime minister’s remarks come amid reports that the Biden administration is spearheading a new diplomatic effort to end the fighting.
The Israeli prime minister will head to New York a day later than originally planned, after holding a series of security consultations in Israel.
Still, “whoever has a missile in the living room and a rocket in the garage will no longer have a home,” the Israeli premier warned.
Karim Khan “remains obsessed with casting as war criminals Israel’s democratically elected leaders,” said the Israeli prime minister.
“We do not wait for a threat; we anticipate it. Everywhere, in every sector, at any time,” the prime minister said.
The Israeli premier reportedly made the remark to lawmakers during a closed meeting of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
“We will do everything necessary to fulfill the mission,” Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said.
Jerusalem is petitioning the International Criminal Court’s authority and war-crimes allegations, the Foreign Ministry revealed.
The French president accused his Israeli counterpart of pushing the region to a wider conflict.
The defense minister reportedly “admitted some mistakes and offered to open a new page.”
