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Scores of delegates walk out as Netanyahu addresses UN General Assembly

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday to a hall of mostly empty seats, after scores of delegations rose and walked out in protest as he approached the podium.

Netanyahu vows to target NYC Mayor Mamdani in UN speech

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed a sharp public rebuke at New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday, posting a video on social media in which he vowed to "tell the truth" about the mayor during his upcoming address…

Netanyahu rejects Trump’s 15-point Gaza peace plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Sunday that Israel has rejected the 15-point Gaza peace plan drafted by President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, marking the first explicit Israeli repudiation of the framework since it was announced in late July.

Israel strikes Gaza hospital days after ceasefire deal

Israeli airstrikes struck Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza early Saturday, destroying two medical warehouses and leaving a large crater at the site, less than 48 hours after President Donald Trump announced that Hamas had agreed to disarm as part…

Gaza death toll tops 73,300 as strikes persist despite ceasefire

Israeli airstrikes and gunfire have continued to kill Palestinians across the Gaza Strip this week, with Gaza's Health Ministry reporting on Friday that the overall death toll since October 2023 has risen to 73,317, including 1,191 killed since the US-brokered…

Eurovision grand final set for Saturday amid boycott and protests over Israel

As the Eurovision Song Contest grand final gets underway Saturday evening in Vienna, Israel's participation remains at the center of a political firestorm that has produced a five-country boycott, audience ejections, and large street demonstrations over the war in Gaza.