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Netanyahu begins UN speech, acknowledging families of hostages in the audience
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the UN General Assembly, September 26, 2025 (UN Screenshot)
NEW YORK — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu begins his UN address by acknowledging the families of the hostages in the audience.
The last time he stood at this podium, Iran was rapidly developing a massive nuclear weapons program and ballistic missile program to destroy Israel, while Tehran’s proxies Hamas and Hezbollah were continuing to target Israel, Netanyahu says.
Since then, however, Israel has neutralized those threats.
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