Delivering a speech to rows of empty seats at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to “finish the job” against Hamas in Gaza.
“The final remnants of Hamas are holed up in Gaza City. They vow to repeat the atrocities of Oct. 7 again and again and again, no matter how diminished their forces. That is why Israel must finish the job,” said Netanyahu.
Ahead of his remarks, representatives of dozens of countries present in the assembly hall walked out, marking the latest protest by world leaders against the increasingly isolated state over its ongoing operations in Gaza. The few world powers in attendance, including the United States and the United Kingdom, also replaced their most senior officials with more low-level diplomats d