Overview

• Speaking to the UN General Assembly on September 26, Israel’s prime minister said he will not allow a Palestinian “terrorist state” and called accepting one “national suicide.”
• He said military operations against Hamas will continue until its threat is eliminated and rejected genocide accusations, asserting the army warns civilians before strikes.
• He condemned recent recognitions of Palestine by the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Australia, Canada and Portugal, claiming they signal that “killing Jews pays.”
• Several delegations walked out during the speech as Iran boycotted, and demonstrations outside the UN called for Netanyahu’s arrest over alleged war crimes.
• U.S. President Donald Trump warned he would not permit annexation of the West Bank, as Netanyahu lauded cooperation with Washington and questioned the Palestinian Authority’s credibility.