WATCH LIVE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers speech to Congress

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aims to bolster U.S. support for his country’s fight against Hamas and other Iran-backed armed groups in a speech to Congress Wednesday even as many Democratic lawmakers plan to boycott it and protesters amassed around the U.S. Capitol to condemn the war in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis it has created.

Netanyahu also wants to portray himself as a respected statesman for an increasingly critical audience back in Israel, but that task is complicated by Americans’ divided views on Israel and the war, which has emerged as a key issue in the U.S. presidential election.

Watch his speech live below when it starts around 2 p..m.

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