Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday that antisemitism has reemerged as a global threat and urged governments to confront it as an assault on “our common civilization,” speaking at the Second International Conference on Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem.

“Antisemitism is pure evil,” Netanyahu said, calling it “humanity’s problem” rather than only a Jewish one. Citing the wave of antisemitic incidents following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks, he said the “virus spread throughout the world,” likening it to the rise of Nazism in prewar Europe.

Netanyahu praised Israel’s military for rescuing the last hostage, proclaiming that “there are no more hostages in Gaza” after the reclamation of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili’s body was confirmed earlier Monday, crediting both Israeli forces and “President Trump’s help” for returning all of the captives.