"Driving the news: Netanyahu said in his speech that Israel "will finish the job" in Gaza, and will do so as quickly as possible. Ahead of the speech, he ordered Israel's military to position loudspeakers around the Gaza Strip to broadcast his words to the Palestinians in Gaza. He also claimed Israeli intelligence was live-streaming the speech on phones across Gaza; Netanyahu called on Hamas leaders to surrender, lay down their weapons and release the hostages."
"Zoom in: Nearly all representatives from Arab and Muslim countries appeared to walk out, along with counterparts from several African countries and a few European countries. State of play: The Trump administration denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a visa to address the UN, but the General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to allow him to speak remotely. He insisted in his speech on Thursday that Palestinians would never leave Gaza despite all they had suffered."
Netanyahu vowed that Israel will finish the job in Gaza as quickly as possible and ordered loudspeakers around Gaza to broadcast his message, claiming Israeli intelligence live-streamed the speech on phones across Gaza. He called on Hamas leaders to surrender, lay down their weapons and release hostages. Nearly all representatives from Arab and Muslim countries, along with several African and a few European delegates, appeared to walk out. The Trump administration denied Mahmoud Abbas a visa to address the UN, but the General Assembly allowed remote remarks. Ten countries recognized a Palestinian state during UN week.
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