# Netanyahu defends Israeli military actions in Middle East in UN speech

https://mins.news/en/item/73043

- BBC News, 2026-09-24 21:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3y0z7kxlegdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel’s military campaigns in Iran, Gaza and elsewhere in the Middle East at the UN General Assembly. Dozens of delegates walked out in protest, prompting him to call those who remained “moral cowards”. He vowed to continue fighting and rejected accusations that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

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