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Our top stories. In a nearly hour-long speech to America's Congress, Benjamin Netanyahu,

Israel's Prime Minister forcefully defended his country's war in Gaza.

He blamed Hamas for denying Palestinians food aid.

In fact, Israel is also responsible.

Rejected allegations that Israel had targeted civilians

and sketched out a post-war vision that did not include a Palestinian state.

He also thanked President Joe Biden and Donald Trump for

their support of Israel and told lawmakers that quote, our enemies are your

enemies and our victory will be your victory.

Republicans in the chamber reacted enthusiastically.

Schools of Democrats boycotted the speech.

The Nasdak and the S&P 500 two American stock market indices

recorded their worst daily percentage declines since 2022 as investors sold off tech stocks after disappointing second-quarter earnings.

Tesla's shares fell by over 12% on Wednesday.

On Tuesday the electric vehicle firm reported net income of 1.5 billion dollars

a 45% drop year on year missing analysts expectations. Alphabet's advertising revenue from YouTube also underperformed estimates.

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