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Netanyahu denies Gaza ‘genocide’ in speech Palestinians call ‘saturated with lies’
Facing international isolation and a walkout by UN delegates, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said his country "must finish the job" against Hamas in Gaza in a defiant speech at the UN General Assembly that a Palestinian official described as “saturated with lies and falsifications”. Read our blog to find out how the day's events unfolded.
Facing international isolation and a walkout by UN delegates, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said his country "must finish the job" against Hamas in Gaza in a defiant speech at the UN General Assembly that a Palestinian official described as “saturated with lies and falsifications”. Read our blog to find out how the day's events unfolded.
