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- The picture circulated online shows the scene where Netanyahu delivered a speech in the U.S. Congress on July 24. The main purpose of the speech was to win the continued support of the United States for Israel's military operations in Gaza. It has nothing to do with the United States dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan during World War II.

- In August 2013, a former senior Israeli government official posted on his personal social media account that the Japanese nuclear explosion was retribution. This statement immediately triggered protests from the Japanese people and the official was suspended.

- On August 9, the Japanese city of Nagasaki held a ceremony to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the atomic bomb explosion. However, in view of the current situation between Palestine and Israel, the city of Nagasaki did not invite Israel to participate, and the ambassadors of other G7 countries to Japan did not attend the event.

Background

Recently, a message circulated on social media platforms said that Israel said that the atomic bomb explosion was retribution for Japan's aggression and that (the Japanese) should not play the role of victims. It is the people of China and South Korea who should be mourned. The relevant statement was a picture of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu giving a speech.