Benjamin Netanyahu: “What Iran would like to do is to say no, you know, if we…”

“Is it possible, Mr. Prime Minister, that the war with Iran could end but the war with Hezbollah could continue, that these would be separate and divergent? Well, they should be. What Iran would like to do is to say no, you know, if we achieve a ceasefire here, we want a ceasefire here. They do, clearly. You know why? Because they want Hezbollah to stay there and continue to torture Lebanon, continue to hold its people hostage and continue. Will you accept that?” (13:17–13:23)

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