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

Share Save Add as preferred on Google Jaroslav Lukiv and Tom Bateman , State department correspondent Nada Tawfik in New York explains what happened when Netanyahu spoke Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fiercely defended his country's military campaigns in Iran, Gaza and elsewhere in the Middle East in a speech to the UN General Assembly.

After dozens of delegates walked out in protest as he took to the stage, Netanyahu vowed to continue fighting: "We're going to win. We have no other choice."

In response to the walkout, he said: "If there are any other moral cowards who haven't left the hall, please do so now."

The Israeli leader also rejected accusations that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.