Elon Musk attended Prime Minister Netanyahu's address to Congress as a guest

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Elon Musk attended Prime Minister Netanyahu's address to Congress as a guest, while dozens of lawmakers were absent.

Elon Musk attended Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress as a guest, the billionaire told reporters.

Musk previously announced that his satellite internet company Starlink had gone live in a hospital in the Gaza Strip.

Vice President Kamala Harris and more than 30 lawmakers did not attend Netanyahu's fourth address to a joint session of Congress. Elon Musk made a surprise appearance in Washington on Wednesday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress, attending the event as Netanyahu's guest.

Musk sat in Netanyahu's private box in the visitors' gallery above the House of Representatives chamber, next to Netanyahu's wife Sara, several Israeli soldiers and at least one former Hamas hostage.


The Tesla

Motors CEO's visit to the Capitol came a day after he announced on X that his satellite internet company Starlink had gone live in a hospital in Gaza with the support of Israel and the United Arab Emirates.

Nine months after the start of the Israeli-Hamas war and the resulting humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Netanyahu's speech became a lightning rod for controversy and sparked an explosion of protests in Washington.

Just before Netanyahu's speech began, the US Capitol Police announced that they would use "pepper spray" against demonstrators who "initiated violence" near the Capitol.

In his speech, Netanyahu called the protesters "idiots who are useful to Iran."

"These protesters are chanting from the river to the sea, but many of them don't know which river or sea they are referring to," Netanyahu said.

More than 30 lawmakers did not attend Netanyahu's speech, many of them in protest at the Israeli prime minister's stance on the war between Israel and Hamas.

But Democrat Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, one of Netanyahu's most vocal opponents in Congress, attended the speech. At several points, Tlaib held up a sign that read "War Criminal." This apparent breach of House etiquette reflected the deep and painful divisions within Congress over the prime minister's leadership.

Despite his absence, the prime minister entered the packed House to thunderous applause and cheers, and shook hands with several lawmakers on his way to the podium.

"America and Israel must be united, because when we are united, very simple things happen. "We will win and they will lose," Netanyahu said at the start of his speech.

The prime minister thanked President Joe Biden for his "wholehearted support for Israel."

"President Biden and I have known each other for more than 40 years," Netanyahu said. "I want to thank him for half a century of friendship with Israel."

Mr Biden and Mr Netanyahu will meet at the White House on Thursday.

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