US media reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu distorted the actions of his army in the Gaza Strip and attempted to cover up facts in his address to Congress, Anadolu Agency reports.

Perhaps the biggest “distortion” Netanyahu made during his nearly hour-long speech was when he claimed that no civilians were killed in the southern city of Rafah, which the Israeli military invaded in early May. There have been numerous reports of airstrikes and bombings with mass casualties in the Gazan city.

“Netanyahu, whose popularity has plummeted from its pre-war levels, aimed to portray himself as a statesman respected by Israel’s most important ally and welcomed in the corridors of Washington,” wrote The Associated Press.

“That task is complicated by Americans’ increasingly divided views on Israel and the war, which has emerged as a key issue in the US presidential election”

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