Defending his country’s military actions in an address to the General Assembly, Israel’s prime minister rejected the idea of a Palestinian state and called for the release of hostages held in Gaza.

Netanyahu arrives at the U.N. under ICC pressure and global recognition of a Palestinian state. Israeli officials have launched an "October 7" campaign as he readies a combative speech.

Adding another layer of controversy: In an unprecedented move, the Israeli military seized control of cellphone networks in Gaza in addition to putting up speakers along the Gazan border to broadcast his remarks live directly to residents and Hamas, Netanyahu announced in his speech.

The night before his speech, Microsoft cut off the Israeli military’s access to some of its cloud storage and AI tools after reports of mass surveillance.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out on Friday at Western countries’ recent recognition of Palestinian statehood, accusing world leaders of “buckling under the pressure of a biased media,

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has asked the Global Sumud Flotilla -- which is trying to ferry humanitarian aid through an Israeli naval blockade to the Gaza Strip -- to deliver its aid to Cyprus, after the group's boats came under drone attack in the Mediterranean Sea.

Prime Minister Netanyahu hints at possible peace with Syria and Lebanon, but regional instability and Hezbollah's presence continue to pose major obstacles. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raised the possibility of peace with Syria and Lebanon during his speech to the United Nations General Assembly on.

“There will not be annexation and Netanyahu never intended for there to be an annexation, because he won’t endanger the Abraham Accords,” the official says, referring to Israel’s normalization deals with the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco.