Overview

• Dozens of delegations exited the General Assembly as Benjamin Netanyahu began speaking, while the United States stayed but was represented by lower‑level diplomats.
• Netanyahu rejected calls for a cease-fire and said Israel must continue its campaign against Hamas, warning countries that recognized Palestinian statehood.
• Trump said he would not allow Israel to annex the West Bank and separately suggested a Gaza deal that could return hostages and end the war may be close, without providing details.
• Israel’s prime minister’s office said his speech would be blasted into Gaza via loudspeakers and pushed to residents’ phones, a claim reporters in the enclave could not immediately verify.
• Israel faces rising diplomatic pressure, including an ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu and EU deliberations on measures, as Gaza’s health authorities report more than 65,000 Palestinians killed and mass displacement.