<p>Minister of Communications Dr. Shlomo Karhi: "Thank you to Prime Minister Netanyahu for a historic, clear and proud speech, which proved to the world Israel's position, its righteousness and its strength.</p><p>Netanyahu proved to the world that Israel is the key to the solution: a strong, innovative and moral state that stands at the forefront of the enlightened countries' fight against terrorism, and is capable of bringing the peoples of the region to an era of peace, prosperity and security.</p><p>The countries that seek to establish a Palestinian state within Israel - encourage terror and murder against Jews and against the West. It will never happen! We will not surrender to terror - we will defeat it with God's help!"</p>

<p>Defense Minister Israel Katz: "I congratulate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his speech at the UN General Assembly.</p><p>A resolute and clear speech that emphasized the righteousness of Israel's war on the Islamic axis of evil and the vision of expanding the Abraham Accords for peace with additional countries in the region.</p><p>Our mission is clear: to return all the hostages and defeat Hamas and ensure the security of the State of Israel."</p>

<p><i>CNN</i> report sheds more light on Trump’s 21-point Gaza peace plan, says it calls for hostage release in 48 hours for phased IDF pullout. </p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>Opposition leader Yair Lapid: The world saw a tired and whining Israeli prime minister today, in a speech too loaded with used gimmicks.</p><p>Netanyahu did not present his outline for the return of the hostages, did not present a way to end the war, did not explain why after two years Hamas has not yet been defeated.</p><p>Instead of stopping the political tsunami - Netanyahu today worsened Israel's situation.</p>

<p>Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir congratulates "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a powerful and important speech from the UN stage.</p><p>"We must continue with all our strength: Defeat the Hamas monsters in Gaza quickly, while stopping the "humanitarian" aid that the Prime Minister declared in his speech was stolen by Hamas, and bury the nightmare of the "Palestinian" state - to crush the terrorist organization that calls itself the "Palestinian Authority" in Judea and Samaria, which should be an inseparable part of the State of Israel. Until complete victory."</p>

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