Netanyahu appears in a video posted on social media, sipping coffee and displaying both his palms with five fingers. (Photo: X/@Netanyahu)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video on Sunday as rumours of his death began spreading on social media and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) vowed to “pursue and kill” him.
In a video posted on social media, Netanyahu was seen drinking coffee and showing both his palms with five fingers, rejecting reports that he had been seen in a previous video with six fingers on his hand, which indicated AI manipulation or generation.
“What do they say I am?” Netanyahu filmed the video at a café near Jerusalem. He is seen ordering coffee and responding to rumours of his death.
“I’m dying for coffee. I’m dying for my people. How are they behaving? Fantastic. Do you want to count the number of fingers?” Netanyahu said, before raising his hand and counting his fingers.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this evening, at a press conference:
“Citizens of Israel, my brothers and sisters,
We are in historic days— days that will go down in the history of Israel. Our roar is growing.
Social media discussion about Netanyahu’s death was amplified by Iran’s state news agency, in which officials iRNA The news agency posted on Twitter that the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) have vowed to kill Netanyahu “if he is still alive”, and Tasneem The news agency reported “pressure on Netanyahu to dispel rumours of his death or injury”.
Revolutionary Guards vow to ‘pursue and kill’ Netanyahu
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards called Netanyahu a “child-killing criminal” and said the group would continue targeting the Israeli prime minister with full force if he lived.
“If this criminal who murders children is alive, we will continue to pursue and kill him with all our might,” the IRGC said. AFP The news has been reported with reference to the Iran Constable news agency.
The threat from the Revolutionary Guards comes after Netanyahu issued a warning to kill Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.
