Israeli PM addresses IS threat in speech to UN

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Last Updated : Sep 30 2014 | 4:46 PM IST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said in a speech to the United Nations that the threat of Islamic State reached far beyond Israel as IS militants seek to dominate the world.

He said that Hamas militant group also shared similar interests and that the group poses a big threat.

Netanyahu praised United State President Barack Obama for leading the coalition that seeks to target against the IS militant group in Iraq and Syria, reported Fox News.

He also said that the IS terror was spreading like 'cancer' and that it needed to be controlled.

Natayahu also said that a nuclear Iran would be a bigger threat than Islamic State.

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First Published: Sep 30 2014 | 4:33 PM IST

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