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Netanyahu Defies Walkouts at UN, Vows to 'Finish the Job' in Gaza

Recent statehood recognitions, plus an ICC warrant, have left him increasingly exposed.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders that their decision to recognise Palestinian state will encourage terrorism against Jews, innocent people everywhere.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 26: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses world leaders during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 26, 2025 in New York City. World leaders convened for the 80th Session of UNGA, with this year’s theme for the annual global meeting being “Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights.”
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Overview

  • Dozens of delegations exited the General Assembly hall as Benjamin Netanyahu began speaking, after which he rejected Palestinian statehood moves and said Israel must finish its campaign against Hamas.
  • Israel arranged loudspeakers on trucks at the Gaza border to relay the speech, and the prime minister’s office said phones in Gaza would carry it live, though reporters saw no immediate evidence of phone broadcasts.
  • Netanyahu travels under an International Criminal Court arrest warrant, and flight data showed his state jet took a longer route to New York that avoided Spanish and French airspace.
  • Australia, Canada, France, the United Kingdom and others recognized a Palestinian state in recent days, and the EU is weighing tariffs and sanctions as the UN General Assembly backed a nonbinding call for statehood.
  • President Donald Trump said he will not allow Israeli annexation of the West Bank and is set to meet Netanyahu in Washington after the UN session.