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"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday Europe should learn to "go to war for the sake of good," criticising what he described as 'deep moral weakness', during a Holocaust Remembrance Day speech on Monday. "Europe, which has forgotten so much since the Holocaust, can learn many things from us, primarily: the sharp distinction between good and evil, which, in the moment of truth, requires us to go to war for the sake of good, for the sake of life," he stated. He accused Europe of a 'deep moral weakness' and claimed it lost control over its identity and values. "We are defending Europe," Netanyahu added. Netanyahu used the annual commemoration to draw parallels with current threats facing Israel, particularly from Iran. He reiterated his pledge to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons, saying Israel had dealt major blows to Iranian military capabilities. "We will not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons. And as Prime Minister of Israel, I have promised: "There will not be a second Holocaust." This year, we fulfilled that promise in practice," stated Netanyahu. He also highlighted close ties with US President Donald Trump, describing the co-operation between the two countries as unprecedented. "Had we not acted, the names Natanz, Fordow, Isfahan and Parchin might have been remembered eternally in infamy, just like Auschwitz, Treblinka, Majdanek, and Sobibor. But we acted, and how—in an unprecedented historic partnership with President Trump and the US," he said. This comes after high-level delegations from the United States and Iran held 21-hour talks in Islamabad without a deal on Sunday. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said the two sides remained divided on several key issues, preventing an agreement from being reached. The talks came after Tehran and Washington agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire, with both sides claiming a 'victory.' Under the deal, Iran agreed in principle to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while the US and Israel paused strikes on Iranian territory. Israel and the US claimed the ceasefire did not include Lebanon, while Iran said it should."
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