Overview

• Israeli strikes hours before the address killed at least 22 people across Gaza, according to the Civil Defence and hospitals, while the army said it hit more than 140 targets and ordered fresh evacuations in Gaza City’s port and al-Rimal areas.
• Médecins Sans Frontières said it suspended activities in Gaza City because its clinics were surrounded by Israeli forces and the risk to staff was unacceptable, noting tanks were within a kilometer of its facilities and recent weeks saw thousands of consultations including for malnutrition.
• In a confrontational UN speech, Benjamin Netanyahu rejected genocide allegations, vowed to “finish the job” against Hamas, and criticized Western governments that recognized a Palestinian state.
• Delegates booed and walked out during the appearance, which featured visual props including a regional map, quiz boards and a QR-code badge highlighted by press reports.
• Flight-tracking data showed Netanyahu’s plane avoided French airspace en route to New York despite French approval, a routing some media linked to ICC warrant concerns without confirmed official explanation.