Netanyahu: There wasn't a single Israelli in Gaza on October 7

Prime Minister Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly that there was not a single Israeli in Gaza on October 7, 2023, not even civilians, but that this did not matter. He described Hamas terrorists as committing the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust, going house to house shooting civilians point-blank with fiendish glee and sadistic joy, live-streaming as they murdered. The speech omitted any response from Palestinian, international, or Israeli opposition voices. The claim about no Israelis in Gaza was stated without addressing the broader context of the attack or the subsequent war. The emotionally charged descriptions of Hamas's actions were presented as fact without sourcing or verification. The narrative voice uses pathos-laden descriptors to frame the event, elevating the register beyond neutral reporting. The article's narrative voice uses loaded language: 'fiendish glee', 'sadistic joy' — morally evaluative descriptors applied by the author to Hamas's actions, not inside attributed quotes.

Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly, stating that there was not a single Israeli in Gaza on October 7, 2023 — not even any civilians — but that this fact did not matter. He described Hamas terrorists as committing the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust, going house to house shooting civilians point-blank with fiendish glee and sadistic joy, live-streaming as they murdered.