The Facts

• Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed a joint session of the US Congress on Wednesday, as part of his weeklong visit to the US aimed at reinforcing American support for Israel's continued military offensive against Hamas.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of the US Congress on Wednesday as part of his weeklong visit to the US aimed at reinforcing American support for Israel amidst the war in Gaza.

• Netanyahu emphasized the Israeli military's resolve to winning the conflict, saying the country will continue to wage war in Gaza "until we destroy Hamas’ military capabilities and its rule in Gaza and bring all our hostages home." He continued on to call on American lawmakers to fast track military aid to Israel, saying that it would "dramatically expedite an end to the war." Netanyahu also dismissed accusations of genocide as "outrageous slander."Netanyahu emphasized the Israeli military's resolve to win the conflict, saying the country will continue to wage war until Hamas is destroyed and the hostages returned. He also called on American lawmakers to fast-track military aid to Israel, dismissing accusations of genocide as "outrageous slander."

• During his speech Netanyahu made several references to President Franklin D. Roosevelt "Day of Infamy" speech after the attack on Pearl Harbor, comparing the October 7 terror attack in Israel that killed 1,200 people and resulted in more than 200 hostages being taken into Gaza, to both the 9/11 terror attacks and to the Pearl Harbor attack.Netanyahu repeatedly compared Hamas' Oct. 7 attack that killed over 1.1K people in Israel and resulted in more than 200 hostages being taken into Gaza to both the 9/11 attacks and Pearl Harbor, framing the war as a civilizational conflict. Gaza's health ministry has reported that over 39K Palestinians have been killed since the war began.