Netanyahu affirms Israel's right to fight its enemies with provocative speech
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected international pressure to curb his military campaign in Gaza and, speaking at a Holocaust memorial, asserted Israel's right to fight its "genocidal enemies."Nearly seven months into the war, Netanyahu remains steadfast in his goal of destroying Hamas. That, and Netanyahu's insistence on sending troops to Rafah, the Gaza Strip's southernmost city, have complicated efforts to end the fighting and raised concerns about the future of hostages held by Hamas.But Netanyahu remained defiant.On Sunday, he spoke at Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, to mark National Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Hamas attack on October 7, she said, was not a “Holocaust” – not because Hamas did not intend to destroy Isr...