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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly on Friday, asserting that Israel “must finish the job” against Hamas in Gaza. His resolute speech comes even as he faces increasing global criticism for his steadfast decision to continue the severe conflict in Gaza.
He spoke after dozens of delegates from multiple nations walked out of the UN General Assembly hall en masse on Friday as he prepared to speak.
As the Israeli leader spoke, unintelligible shouts echoed around the hall.
“It’s time for the international community to stand by the Palestinian people,” he stated, advocating for aid in achieving “their legitimate rights to freedom from occupation and not remain subject to the whims of Israeli politics.”
Abbas leads the internationally recognised Palestinian Authority, which administers portions of the West Bank.
Hamas won legislative elections in Gaza in 2006 before seizing control from Abbas’ forces the following year.
Israel captured the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in the 1967 Mideast war, then withdrew from Gaza in 2005.
The Palestinians aspire for the three territories to compose their future state, aligning with the “two-state solution” that has garnered international support for decades.
Netanyahu opposes it robustly, maintaining that creating a Palestinian state would reward Hamas.
“This will not happen,” he said at the airport on Thursday.
