In his conversation with Prime Minister of Italy, Georgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, told her, “Israel will never allow a genocidal terrorist organization anywhere near our borders again. Not in Gaza and not in Lebanon.”
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| Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu |
The Israeli PM informed Meloni of his “numerous appeals” to United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, to withdraw UNIFIL forces “from combat zones”.
Netanyahu assured the Italian PM “Israel will make every effort to prevent UNIFIL casualties”, as well as “expressed regret of any harm done to UNIFIL personnel and emphasized that the IDF is doing everything possible to prevent it from reoccurring”.
According to Prime Minister of Israel: “In my conversation today with Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, I emphasized that in light of the October 7, 2023 atrocities, Israel will never allow a genocidal terrorist organization anywhere near our borders again. Not in Gaza and not in Lebanon.
“I informed the Italian Prime Minister of my numerous appeals to the UN Secretary General that: The time has come to withdraw UNIFIL forces from Hezbollah strongholds and combat zones.
“The IDF has repeatedly requested this and faced repeated refusals, allowing Hezbollah terrorists to use UNIFIL as cover and human shields. The refusal to temporarily evacuate UNIFIL has turned them into hostages of Hezbollah, putting both UNIFIL and IDF soldiers at risk.
“I also expressed my regret of any harm done to UNIFIL personnel and emphasized that the IDF is doing everything possible to prevent it from reoccurring. The best way to assure UNIFIL safety is to have UNIFIL get out of harm’s way immediately.
“Israel will make every effort to prevent UNIFIL casualties and will do what it takes to win the war.
Unfortunately, several European leaders are applying pressure in the wrong direction.
“Instead of criticizing Israel that is fighting on the front lines for civilization, they should be directing their criticism at Hezbollah and their Iranian patrons, who are using UNIFIL as human shields.”
In my conversation today with Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, I emphasized that in light of the October 7, 2023 atrocities, Israel will never allow a genocidal terrorist organization anywhere near our borders again. Not in Gaza and not in Lebanon.
— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) October 13, 2024
