Death Rumours Circulate, Netanyahu: I Am Still Alive

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TEL AVIV – Israel’s war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu finally appeared publicly after news of his death spread across various social media platforms over the past week. In his press conference on Thursday (19/3/2026) Palestine time, the Zionist Israeli leader affirmed that he is still alive amid the ongoing war with Iran. “First of all, I just want to say that I am still alive, and you all are now witnesses,” Netanyahu said in his press conference before internal media in Tel Aviv, as quoted from the Telegram channel Clash Report on Friday (20/3/2026). Netanyahu, designated as one of the perpetrators of genocide and a war criminal by the International Criminal Court (ICC), admitted to hearing and following the news and speculations circulating on social media about his death. However, he stated that the news and speculations about his death from Iranian retaliatory missile strikes were unreliable information. “You are all here now as witnesses, and I refute that false news,” Netanyahu said. In his appearance, Netanyahu provided updates on Israel’s warfare alongside the United States (US) against Iran. This official appearance by Netanyahu on Thursday is likely the first after rumours and speculations circulated last week about the Zionist Israeli occupying leader being killed by Iranian missile strikes or due to illness. Rumours even circulated that Netanyahu had died since 8 March 2026, or a week after the US-Zionist war with Iran. Zionist authorities on various media platforms repeatedly denied the news of Netanyahu’s death. Various denials were made, even through videos of Netanyahu’s activities visiting the Ashdod Port and a coffee shop in Tel Aviv. However, some telematics experts also analysed the videos featuring Netanyahu as artificial intelligence (AI) creations.