Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his military's course of action in the Gaza Strip, which has been internationally criticized, while condemning Israel's critics in a much-awaited speech at the United Nations on Friday.

PMO asserts loudspeakers will only be along border, but IDF confirms they were placed inside Strip; hostage families note captives may hear PM: 'Don't shatter their hope'

UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, where he stressed the need to end the war in the Gaza Strip, UAE’s state news agency WAM reported Saturday. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the ongoing 80th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, said the agency.

Over nearly two years, Israeli military operations in Gaza have killed at least 65,549 Palestinians, mostly civilians, according to the health ministry

The Israeli prime minister was met by a mass walkout of delegates as he began his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promoted “eight major lies” in his speech to the UN General Assembly, calling it an attempt to justify his war crimes and genocide in the Gaza Strip, the Gaza Media Office said Friday.

Israeli PM Netanyahu’s office said it ordered loudspeakers to be set up on the Israeli side of the border in a manner that the speech is heard by the Gaza Strip residents

A Palestinian state would be “national suicide” for Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, but many of the diplomats and leaders at the assembly boycotted his remarks.