Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel rejects any role for Hamas in Gaza after the war, and we will not return to settlement in the Strip. He claimed before the United Nations General Assembly that the Israeli army killed or captured more than half of Hamas fighters and destroyed 90% of its missiles. He pointed out that Hezbollah turned entire cities in northern Israel into ghost towns.

Diplomatic delegations from several countries left the UN hall as Netanyahu's speech began, and this coincided with boos and applause from a number of attendees.

Netanyahu began his speech by saying, "I decided to attend and participate in the United Nations General Assembly to say that Israel seeks peace, has achieved it, and will continue to achieve it, and is waging a war for survival."

"Israel was closer than ever to normalizing relations with Saudi Arabia, and then came the October 7 attack," he added.

Netanyahu threatened Iran, saying, "If you attack us, we will attack you, and there is no place that Israel's long arm cannot reach in the Middle East."

He considered that "the war could end now if Hamas lays down its weapons and releases the hostages, otherwise we will continue fighting until we achieve certain victory."

Netanyahu did not mention in his speech the ceasefire negotiations, whether in Gaza or Lebanon.

He stated that "Israel must defeat Hezbollah and we will not allow it to return to the border and plan another October 7, and as long as it chooses the path of war, we have the right to remove this threat in order to return the residents of the north to their homes."