Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that the leaders of France, the UK, and Canada are “on the wrong side of history,” after a joint statement in which the heads of state called on Israel to end its war against the Hamas terror group in Gaza, let aid into the Strip, and allow a pathway to Palestinian statehood.

“These three leaders effectively said they want Hamas to remain in power,” Netanyahu said in an English-language video statement.

“They want Israel to stand down and accept that Hamas’s army of mass murderers will survive, rebuild, and repeat the October 7th massacre again and again and again.”

The statement by the UK’s Keir Starmer, France’s Emmanuel Macron, and Canada’s Mark Carney, issued Monday, condemned Israel’s handling of the humanitarian situation in Gaza and called on Israel to immediately halt military action in the enclave and allow in more aid, threatening “further concrete actions in response” if Jerusalem refuses.

Netanyahu on Thursday noted that Hamas welcomed the joint statement. He said that “when mass murderers, rapists, baby killers and kidnappers thank you, you’re on the wrong side of justice, you’re on the wrong side of humanity, and you’re on the wrong side of history.”

“These leaders may think that they’re advancing peace. They’re not. They’re emboldening Hamas to continue fighting forever,” he charged.

Netanyahu’s video, which ran about eight minutes long, was posted a day after two Israeli Embassy staffers were shot and killed outside a Jewish event in Washington, DC.

The premier began his remarks with a reference to the shooting and drew a connection between the attack in Washington, the Hamas invasion of Israel that started the ongoing war, and the world leaders’ statement.

Speaking about the killing in Washington, Netanyahu said: “The terrorist who cruelly gunned down [Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim] did so for one reason and one reason alone: He wanted to kill Jews.”

“And as he was taken away, he chanted ‘Free Palestine!’” the prime minister continued. “This is exactly the same chant we heard on October 7.”

“For these neo-Nazis, ‘Free Palestine’ is just today’s version of ‘Heil Hitler,’” Netanyahu said.

“They don’t want a Palestinian state. They want to destroy the Jewish state [and] annihilate the Jewish people.”

“I could never understand how this simple truth evades the leaders of France, Britain, Canada and others,” the prime minister charged.

The three leaders “are now proposing to establish a Palestinian state and reward these murderers with the ultimate prize,” Netanyahu asserted.

He then said the French, British, and Canadian leaders “have bought into Hamas propaganda that says Israel is starving Palestinian children,” an apparent reference to the leaders’ call for Israel to allow humanitarian aid to enter the enclave.

In March, Israel cut off the flow of aid into the Strip and blocked it for some two months, asserting that enough had already accumulated to meet the population’s basic needs. Netanyahu last Sunday ordered the resumption of aid, and some 200 trucks have entered Gaza in the past week, however humanitarian groups charge that it is nowhere near enough.

Referring to accusations that Israel is starving Palestinians, and making reference to a recent false claim by a senior UN official about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, Netanyahu said, “The press repeats it. The mob believed it. And a young couple is then brutally gunned down in Washington.”

“As for the hostages, we’ll make every effort to secure them,” the prime minister added, reiterating his willingness for a temporary ceasefire, though he has opposed any deal that would end the war while leaving Hamas in power.

“But we demand, and you should demand, that all of our hostages be released, and released immediately,” Netanyahu said.

The three leaders, in their statement, did in fact call on Hamas to immediately release all the hostages.

Netanyahu also made brief reference to an incident in the West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday, when Israeli troops fired warning shots near a delegation of Arab and European diplomats touring the West Bank.

“Sometimes in war, accidents happen,” Netanyahu said. “One such incident happened the other day in Jenin.”

“Our military has expressed its regret over the event because we don’t target civilians or diplomats; we target terrorists. Exactly the opposite of Hamas,” he said.

Netanyahu on Thursday spoke with the parents of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, the Israeli embassy staff members killed in Washington.

“The prime minister told the families that he shares in their deep sorrow, together with all the people of Israel,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.

The PMO added that in Netanyahu’s earlier conversation with US Attorney General Pam Bondi, she “pledged that the murderer — and all who collaborated with him — will be brought to justice, and that the American administration will continue to fight antisemitism forcefully.”

Netanyahu also said that security will be stepped up at Israeli embassies around the world in light of the incident.

The Foreign Ministry also ordered its diplomats abroad not to participate in any public events until further notice, the Kan public broadcaster reported Friday.

The sweeping decision was reportedly taken amid fears that the shooting would spark copycat attacks.

“We are witnessing the terrible price of antisemitism and the wild incitement against the State of Israel,” Netanyahu said. “The blood libels against Israel are costing us blood and must be fought relentlessly.”

He added: “My heart aches with the families of the young couple, whose lives were cut short by a despicable antisemitic murderer.”

Nava Freiberg contributed to this report.