According to Jin10, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the 81st United Nations General Assembly general debate on September 24 that launching an attack on Iran was one of the easiest decisions he had ever made, and that it was for self-defense and to protect other countries. He also called allegations that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza the biggest lie of the century, accused Qatar and Turkey of spreading lies about Israel on social media, and accused New York City Mayor Mamdani of antisemitism.