Overview

• Netanyahu urged Hamas to lay down its arms and said Israel intends to finish its military campaign as quickly as possible.
• He asserted that Israel has crushed much of Hamas’s fighting capacity, struck the Houthis, and crippled Hezbollah by eliminating leaders and weaponry.
• Large numbers of delegates exited the General Assembly hall during his speech and others booed as he began speaking.
• He rejected genocide allegations, insisted Israel does not target civilians and is supplying food, and accused critics of yielding to Hamas.
• He condemned recent recognitions of a Palestinian state by Western countries as a shameful move that would encourage terrorism against Jews.