Overview

• The prime minister’s office directed that the address be relayed into the strip using loudspeakers mounted on trucks placed on the Israeli side of the border, with instructions not to endanger troops.
• Israeli military sources described the operation as psychological warfare and criticized it as a “crazy idea,” while local media reported trucks were moved to the border and some activity in northern Gaza was briefly paused for the mission.
• During the UN speech, Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated that Israel will not recognize a Palestinian state, calling such recognition a madness and a national suicide.
• Numerous delegations exited the General Assembly hall in protest as he began speaking, leaving many seats empty while outside demonstrations took place in New York.
• His official jet took a longer route to New York that avoided several European airspaces, and Slovenia declared him persona non grata and barred his entry citing violations of international humanitarian law.