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  "path": "/news/1982385/i-am-dead-for-coffee-israeli-pm-netanyahu-posts-his-video-amid-speculation-about-his-death",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-15T17:14:02.000Z",
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  "textContent": "A video posted on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s X account is being seen as his response to the rumours of his death, which were earlier debunked by his office.\n\nThe video was posted on Sunday evening, in which Netanyahu is seen getting himself a coffee and being asked about the rumours, Israeli news website _Jerusalem Post_ reported.\n\nThe post also had a caption stating: “They say I am what?”\n\n> \n\nDuring the conversation taking place in what appears to be Hebrew, _Jerusalem Post_ quoted Netanyahu as saying: “I love … coffee, I love my nation.” The report further elaborated that he also used the Hebrew slang word “met” during the conversation, which, according to _Jerusalem Post_ , means “love” and is also the Hebrew word for “dead”.\n\nTo simplify, his remarks could be translated to: “I am dead … for coffee.”\n\nAccording to _Jerusalem Post,_ Netanyahu also asked the person filming him whether they wanted to count his fingers, seemingly mocking people speculating that a recent video of his was AI-generated and that he may be dead.\n\nHe raised “both hands to the camera, directly responding to online theorists who’ve circulated the rumor that a Friday video published on his X account was AI-generated and allegedly showed him with six fingers”, the report said.\n\nEarlier, Netanyahu’s office also dismissed social media claims that suggested he had been killed in an Iranian response to US and Israeli strikes.\n\nAn _Anadolu Agency_ correspondent asked the office if they had a statement on increasing claims on social media that “Netanyahu has been assassinated”.\n\n“These are fake news; the prime minister is fine,” the office replied.\n\nThe rumours were fuelled by several social media users speculating about his death, saying that he had missed a war council meeting in recent days.\n\nMoreover, some even referred to a video of Netanyahu’s address — which was shared on his X account — saying that he seemed to have six fingers in the clip and speculating about his death.\n\nThe speculation has come against the backdrop of an _ongoing war_ in the Middle East, which began with the US and Israel _launching_ deadly attacks on Iran on February 28. The same day, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei was also assassinated in a US-Israeli strike.\n\nEarlier today, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards vowed to target Netanyahu. “If this child-killing criminal is alive, we will continue to pursue and kill him with full force,” said the Guards on their website _Sepah News_.\n\nMeanwhile, Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani has claimed in a post on X that “I’ve heard that the remaining members of Epstein’s network (a reference to US and Israeli officials and leaders) have devised a conspiracy to create an incident similar to 9/11 and blame Iran for it”.\n\n“Iran fundamentally opposes such terrorist schemes and has no war with the American people,” he said.\n\n> \n\n* * *\n\n_Additional input from AFP_",
  "title": "‘I am dead … for coffee’: Israeli PM Netanyahu posts his video amid speculation about his death"
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