Claim: A video shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcing in Hebrew a plan to build settlements in the Gaza Strip, which will involve a $5 billion investment from the United States.
AP Assessment: Incorrect. Netanyahu’s comments. The English captions added to the video were mistranslated. He was referring. A five-year, $5 billion plan On Wednesday, the Israeli government approved the reconstruction of communities near the Gaza border in the country’s western Negev region. Netanyahu did not mention US investment.
Facts: Social media users are using Netanyahu’s wrongly titled video. Speaking at the beginning False claims about settlement plans were allegedly made at an Israeli cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
The caption read in part: “Today the Cabinet will approve the plan to rebuild the settlements of the Gaza Strip. We will invest a huge amount of 19 billion shekels to make the settlements of the Gaza Strip available for generations.” will do
BREAKING: Why did Israel commit genocide in Gaza? asks an X post who shared the video. The post, followed by a downward-pointing finger emoji next to the words “answer,” continues: “Netanyahu unveils plans to build settlements in Gaza, backed by staggering US$5 billion investment derived from.”
It had received about 12,000 shares and more than 8,900 shares as of Friday.
But the translation of Netanyahu’s words is wrong. He was. Referring to development plans For Israeli land near the Gaza border in the country’s western Negev region, not inside Gaza.
“Today, the government will approve the Tacoma Plan to rebuild communities in the western Negev,” they say“We will invest a huge sum of 19 million shekels to advance the communities of the Western Negev for generations,” he said, speaking in Hebrew.
Netanyahu did not mention any U.S. investment that would go toward the five-year, $5 billion project. The posts provided no evidence that US funds would be used.
He concluded: “We will invest in housing, infrastructure, education, employment, medicine and more. The terrorists of Hamas wanted to root us out. We will root them out and keep our roots deep.” We will build the land of Israel and protect our state.
“The prime minister was speaking appropriately about the Western Negev in Israel,” Netanyahu’s spokesman, David Baker, told The Associated Press. “He wasn’t talking about the Gaza Strip.”
Baker continued: “We are talking about funding for Israeli projects within the State of Israel.”
Netanyahu began his remarks by saying he met with foreign leaders on Wednesday. He thanked his countries for their support, but said Israel would. Call it your own On how to answer one Unprecedented air attack Despite “all kinds of suggestions and advice” from Iran earlier this week, which was mistranslated as “objections” in a video circulating online.
“I want to be clear: We will make our own decisions. The State of Israel will do whatever is necessary to defend itself,” Netanyahu said.
one Obviously an Israeli drone strike A major airport around the central city of Isfahan and near a nuclear site activated Iranian air defenses early Friday, days after Iran attacked Israel. No Iranian official directly acknowledged the possibility that Israel had carried out the attack, and the Israeli military did not respond to a request for comment.
In response to Israel’s devastating military operation in Gaza, which began with killings and atrocities by Hamas militants in southern Israeli towns. On October 7South Africa went to the highest court of the United Nations and accused Israel of genocide.
Israel has strongly contested South Africa’s claims, arguing that it is acting in self-defense against a genocidal threat to its existence by Hamas. AP has reported..
International Court of Justice in January commanded Israel. To do everything possible to prevent any further acts of death, destruction and genocide in Gaza, but to refrain from ordering an end to military operations.
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