Benjamin Netanyahu: “The Lebanese government, the new Lebanese government, is…”

“I think this is the starting point. And look at what is happening in Lebanon as a result of our action. The Lebanese government, the new Lebanese government, is talking about disarming Hezbollah. You know, who would have believed it? Well, some of us did. I did. And that's changing the Middle east, as I promised to do on the second day of the war.” (18:55–19:03)

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