Netanyahu vows ‘battle of civilisation’ after Bondi Beach massacre, says ‘we will defeat barbarians’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a charged speech at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, framing Israel’s wars as a fight for the survival of civilisation itself. Speaking during a Hanukkah ceremony, Netanyahu drew historical parallels, invoked Judeo-Christian values and linked Israel’s battlefield struggles to antisemitic violence abroad. His remarks came just a day after a deadly attack at a Hanukkah event in Australia, adding global urgency to his message.