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Israeli PM Netanyahu calls Gaza genocide allegations ‘biggest lie of the century’

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 908 words
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Israeli PM Netanyahu calls Gaza genocide allegations ‘biggest lie of the century’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a combative speech at the UN General Assembly on Thursday in which he denied that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza, lashed…

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Topics 3

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Israeli PM Netanyahu calls Gaza genocide allegations ‘biggest lie of the century’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a combative speech at the UN General Assembly on Thursday in which he denied that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza, lashed…

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Mamdani has acknowledged that New York does not have the authority to execute an International Criminal Court warrant.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Overstating facts or claims to create a stronger emotional response.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Mamdani has acknowledged that New York does not have the authority to execute an International Criminal Court warrant”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 2: “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a combative speech at the UN General Assembly on Thursday”
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Multiple independent sources (CNN, France 24, and other web search results) confirm that Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a defiant/combative speech at the UN General Assembly on a Thursday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as prime minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 21 November 2024, following an investigation of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for two senior Israeli officials, Benjamin Neta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_arrest_warrants_for_Israel…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the list of international prime ministerial trips made by Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister of Israel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_prime_mi…
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Claim 3: “denied that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza”
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France 24 and TikTok reports explicitly state that Netanyahu denied that Israel committed genocide in Gaza during his UN speech.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli government has been involved in assisting or empowering the Palestinian political and military organization Hamas at various points in its history. This support continued during and in sp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_support_for_Hamas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as prime minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Yellow Line is a demarcation line that has divided the Gaza Strip in two since the October 2025 implementation of the Gaza peace plan intended to end the Gaza war. The line originally separated 47…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Line_(Gaza)
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Claim 4: “New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani calling him a “war criminal” and pushing for his arrest”
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Claim 5: “The Palestinian Mission to the UN said in a message to many of the 193 UN member nations to bring as many staff as possible to the assembly hall and “collectively walk out of the assembly” once the Israeli prime minister is announced”
CORROBORATED
Roya News and other search results confirm that the Palestinian Mission to the UN urged member states to stage a collective walkout.
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web search NEUTRAL — Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the United Nations General Assembly. Mr Netanyahu told world leaders that attacking Iran "was one of the easiest decisions I've ever had to make".
https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0924/1592839-un-netany…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Palestinian Mission to the UN had urged member states to stage a collective walkout. No official UN list confirming every country that participated has been released.
https://en.royanews.tv/news/74130/Dozens-of-countries-walk-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Netanyahu's own team stood and applauded during his speech at the UN. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 81st United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarte…
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16158525/Netanyahu-Ga…
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Claim 6: “9/11 attacks that left nearly 3,000 people dead in New York”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
The death toll of nearly 3,000 people in the 9/11 attacks in New York is a widely documented historical fact confirmed by the provided cross-reference.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — 9/11 attacks that left nearly 3,000 people dead in New York.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/ne…
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Claim 7: “scores of delegates who trooped out before he started speaking”
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The walkout is reported by NBC Washington, India Today, and YouTube, confirming that numerous delegates left before or as he began speaking.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as prime minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem (Request for Advisory Opinion) was a proceeding before the Inte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_Consequences_arising_fro…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is a United Nations organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Volunteerism is a powerful means of engaging pe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Volunteers
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Claim 8: “said attacking Iran was "one of the easiest decisions" he had ever made”
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Multiple sources (KOB 4 and other web search results) quote Netanyahu as saying that attacking Iran was 'one of the easiest decisions' he had ever made.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as prime minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the list of international prime ministerial trips made by Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister of Israel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_prime_mi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the 2026 Iran war, the United States and Israel have sought strategies aimed at regime change in Iran, seeking to destabilize or overthrow the government through military strikes, leadership as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regime_change_efforts_in_the_2…
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Claim 9: “October 7, 2023, attack in which Hamas militants killed about 1,200 people”
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Extremely high level of corroboration from multiple independent sources including BBC News, The Hindu, and NBC Washington, confirming the October 7, 2023 attack and the death toll of approximately 1,200 people.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Oct. 7, 2023, attack in which Hamas militants killed about 1,200 people.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/ne…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The war in Gaza erupted after Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing around 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages
https://www.rt.com/news/640748-israel-netanyahu-gaza-occupat…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Hamas-led militants attacked Israeli communities, killing about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking 251 others hostage.
https://timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-08-03-israel-has-ser…
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Claim 10: “Netanyahu has said no Palestinian state will be established while he is Israel’s leader”
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Claim 11: “The pager attack wounded more than 3,000 people and killed 12, including two children”
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While NBC Washington and a TikTok report cite 12 deaths and 3,000+ wounded, other sources (JFeed and 'Paging The Hague') report a higher death toll of at least 37 people. The injury count is generally corroborated as 3,000+.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2024 attacks involved pager devices that reportedly displayed a “Press OK” prompt, shortly before detonating. The phrase “No need to press OK” in Hezbollah Military Media’s image is framed as a li…
https://english.almanar.com.lb/article/90112/
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web search NEUTRAL — On 17-18 September 2024, thousands of weaponized pagers and radios exploded across Lebanon, killing 37 and injuring more than 3,400.Netanyahu even held up a pager during his speech recalling an attack…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/netanyahu-pager-speech
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web search NEUTRAL — The combined death toll from the attacks rose to at least 37 people, including a 9-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy, with more than 3,000 wounded. Doctors at a Beirut hospital reported that many a…
https://theintercept.com/2024/09/19/israel-pager-walkie-talk…
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Claim 12: “Israel remotely detonated thousands of pagers that had been distributed to the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon [on September 17, 2024]”
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NBC Washington, JFeed, and other news reports confirm that on September 17, 2024, Israel remotely detonated thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hostilities between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah turned cinematic on September 17 when thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah operatives detonated simultaneously. Hezbollah announced that twelve of it…
https://www.fdd.org/analysis/op_eds/2024/09/19/israels-commu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel carried out part of its device attack targeting Hezbollah by concealing explosives inside the batteries of pagers brought into Lebanon, according to two high-ranking Lebanese security officials…
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/27/middleeast/israel-pager-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — On September 17, 2024, at around 3:30 p.m. local time, the pagers detonated simultaneously upon receiving a coded message, followed by walkie-talkies the next day.
https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/hezbollah-pager-attack-ann…
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Claim 13: “General Assembly President Khalilur Rahman said repeatedly ["Order in the hall, please"]”
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Three separate web search results (Mehr News Agency and others) confirm that General Assembly President Khalilur Rahman repeatedly called for order during the walkout/speech.
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web search NEUTRAL — General Assembly President Khalilur Rahman repeatedly called for order as the walkout unfolded.For whom did Israeli PM Netanyahu give a speech at UNGA? Mamdani again calls for detaining Netanyahu in N…
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/248060/Netanyahu-faces-mass-UN-…
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web search NEUTRAL — General Assembly President, Khalilur Rahman, repeatedly asked for order in the hall as members of the Israeli delegation chanted "Am Yisrael Chai" (the people of Israel live). Netanyahu told world lea…
https://www.itv.com/news/2026-09-24/dozens-of-delegates-walk…
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web search NEUTRAL — The divisions were visible as Netanyahu began speaking, with dozens of delegates leaving the hall in protest. His supporters in the gallery, meanwhile, applauded and chanted in Hebrew, while General A…
https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/netanyahu-un-spee…
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Claim 14: “Israel captured the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the 1967 war”
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