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Join Telegram ChannelIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday criticized French President Emmanuel Macron and other Western leaders who he said had called for an arms embargo on Israel over its airstrikes against Hamas in Gaza.
“As Israel fights the forces of barbarism led by Iran, all civilized countries should stand firmly with Israel. Yet President Macron and other Western leaders are now calling for arms embargoes against Israel,” Netanyahu said in a statement.
He continued: “Is Iran imposing an arms embargo on Hezbollah, the Houthis, Hamas and its other proxies? Of course not. This axis of terror stands in solidarity, but the countries that are supposed to oppose this axis of terror are calling for an arms embargo. Israel.”
Netanyahu called their position a “disgrace,” adding that Israel would win “with or without their support, but their shame will persist long after the war is won.”
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, on Saturday criticized French President Macron and other Western leaders who he said had called for an arms embargo on Israel because of its airstrikes against Hamas. (Reuters)
He said: “By defending us against this barbarity, Israel is defending civilization against those who seek to impose a dark age of fanaticism on us all. Rest assured that Israel will fight until the battle is won – for our sake and for our sake. peace and security in the world. »
Netanyahu noted that Israel defends itself on seven different fronts, including Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Houthis in Lebanon, Shiite militias in Iraq and Syria, terrorists in Judea and Samaria and Iran.
On Saturday, Macron said France would no longer supply weapons to Israel, although the country would continue to send missile defense equipment.
“I think that today the priority is that we return to a political solution, that we stop delivering weapons to fight in Gaza,” Macron said in an interview, according to Euro News.
On Saturday, the Israeli army announced that it had attacked and dismantled an underground Hezbollah command complex. (Israel Defense Forces)
Also on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that they had attacked and dismantled an underground Hezbollah command complex in Lebanon.
“The troops entered a terrorist tunnel approximately 250 meters long, located approximately 300 meters from the border and not crossing Israeli territory,” IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said. during a press conference.
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He said a kitchenette and rooms allowing for extended stays underground as well as weapons and command rooms were found inside the complex.
“These compounds were intended to be used by Hezbollah terrorists in an attack against communities in the Galilee,” he explained. “This tunnel did not pass through our territory and we destroyed it yesterday.”
Israeli army dismantles terrorist tunnel in Lebanon. (Israel Defense Forces)
The United States continues to supply weapons to Israel, although President Biden has spoken out against the country's approach to its war with Gaza, where tens of thousands of civilians have died.
“I think what he’s doing is wrong,” Biden said in August, while continuing to call for a ceasefire. “I don’t agree with his approach.”
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This week, in a surprise appearance at a White House press briefing, Biden, in response to a reporter, said he was not sure whether Netanyahu was delaying a ceasefire to influence the November elections.
“I don’t know if he’s trying to influence the election, but I’m not counting on it,” Biden said. “No administration has helped Israel more than me. None, none, none, and I think he should remember that.”