Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the U.N. General Assembly podium and said he was there to refute the untruths he had heard from other leaders on the same rostrum earlier in the week.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he came to the UN General Assembly to defend Israel from the "lies and slanders" that he heard from other world leaders this week. "I didn't intend to come here this year,

Israel rejected a push by allies for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon and vowed to keep fighting Hezbollah militants "until victory", ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's expected address to

In a fiery speech at the United Nations General Assembly, the Israeli prime minister said his country would is "winning" and would attack Iran and its proxies anywhere in the Middle East.

Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking at the U.N., said Israel’s operation in Lebanon would grind on despite calls for a truce, and he made a stark warning to Iran.