Netanyahu stated that UN peacekeepers should be withdrawn from Lebanon, as "Hezbollah" is using them as human shields.

"Some European leaders are directing their pressure at the wrong targets. Instead of criticizing Israel, they should focus their criticism on Hezbollah, which uses UNIFIL as a human shield just as Hamas does in Gaza with UNRWA staff for the same purposes. Mr. Secretary-General, withdraw UNIFIL forces from the dangerous zone. This should be done now, without delay," he wrote.