Netanyahu says Israeli army does more than any other to protect civilians Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended the conduct of Israel's military, saying "no military takes more measures to minimise" civilian casualties than the Israeli armed forces and arguing that no country is "attacked by more propaganda than Israel". In a social media post, Netanyahu added: "Truth and Israel will prevail." The remarks come amid growing international criticism of Israel's military operations in Lebanon and Gaza, including concerns raised by US President Donald Trump over the civilian toll. According to Lebanon's health ministry, Israeli attacks since 2 March have killed at least 4,057 people and wounded 12,121 others.