Israel ‘must finish the job’ against Hamas in Gaza: Netanyahu
Speaks after dozens of delegates from multiple nations walk out of UNGA hall
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly on Friday that Israel “must finish the job” against Hamas in Gaza, giving a defiant UN speech despite growing international isolation over his refusal to end the devastating war in Gaza.
He spoke after dozens of delegates from multiple nations walked out of the UN General Assembly hall en masse Friday as he prepared to speak.
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The US delegation, which has backed Netanyahu in his campaign against Hamas, stayed put. As he has often in the past, Netanyahu held up a visual aid — a map of the region titled ‘The Curse’.
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