# Netanyahu delivers defiant speech as Israel awaits election results

https://mins.news/en/video/118479

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-28 01:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21LuANtkOas

> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke defiantly at Likud headquarters, claiming his party is Israel’s largest and that the right-wing bloc has a decisive majority. He cited military operations in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran as major security achievements and vowed to keep working with US President Donald Trump against what he called the Iranian threat. He also ruled out forming a government dependent …

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