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Map of Israel used by Netanyahu in speech suggests ... - Middle East Eye
In a televised address from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the map behind him showed the occupied West Bank included within the state of Israel. The map showed Israel highlighted in blue, marking out the Gaza territory and bordering countries of Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, but the occupied West Bank is subsumed within the state of Israel. Commentators have pointed out that the image suggests the Israeli government considers the annexation of the West Bank to be complete, after a record number of new Israeli settlements were secretly approved by the cabinet on Thursday. In his speech, Netanyahu also claimed that the US-Israeli campaign on Iran had succeeded in “crushing” Iran’s nuclear weapon programmes and said that he would continue the fight against Iran. Netanyahu appears on television in a pre-recorded address, with all the staged choreography one associates with authoritarian regimes, speaking of #Iran ad nauseam. Yet the map behind him tells the real story. #Israel, as far as this government is concerned, has completed the… pic.twitter.com/A9OW0j8Fry — Itay Epshtain (@EpshtainItay) April 11, 2026
Netanyahu next to Middle East map: 'We strangled them ... - Al Jazeera
NewsFeedStanding in front of a map of the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describes how six countries ‘wanted to strangle us’ but instead ‘we strangled them… and we have more to do’. Ambassadors from Israel and Lebanon are set to hold talks in Washington DC on Tuesday, but they’ve issued conflicting statements on what will be discussed.Published On 12 Apr 2026
Israel: Netanyahu's statements on the regional conflict
Observers believe that Netanyahu's insistence on continuing the fighting in Lebanon is placing the ceasefire agreement between Washington and Tehran under considerable pressure, especially given the warnings from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and the European demands to include Beirut in any future truce.
Iran war live updates: Netanyahu approves talks with Lebanon but no ceasefire | AP News
Israel-Lebanon negotiations are expected next week in Washington, according to a person familiar with the matter. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had approved direct talks, while the Lebanese government did not immediately respond.
