Netanyahu defends military actions at UN as delegates walk out in protest

On September 24–25, 2026, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly to defend Israeli military operations in the Middle East. Dozens of delegates walked out during his speech, which Netanyahu criticized as the actions of "moral cowards."

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Netanyahu defends Israeli military action as delegates walk out before UN speech

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Last year, the world's leading association of genocide scholars declared that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza. A resolution passed by the International Association of Genocide Scholars stated that Israel's conduct meets the legal definition as laid out in the UN convention on genocide. The Israeli leader labels those who left his speech at the UN General Assembly as "moral cowards".