Overview
- Dozens of national delegations walked out as he began speaking, leaving rows of empty seats while supporters in the balconies applauded over jeers.
- His office and the Israeli military confirmed they broadcast the speech toward Gaza using truck‑mounted loudspeakers near the border.
- Media reports said the message was also pushed to mobile phones in Gaza, a claim not independently verified in the coverage.
- Netanyahu pledged to bring home the remaining 48 hostages, addressed them directly in Hebrew, denied genocide allegations, and vowed Israel would not recognize a Palestinian state.
- Gaza’s Hamas‑run health ministry reported roughly 65,500 dead and about 167,000 wounded since October 2023, as the Israeli leader’s plane avoided French and Spanish airspace in a reroute linked by media to an ICC warrant.