The high-level summit is entering its third day in New York. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to deliver a video message after being denied a US visa, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to speak in person despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued last year over war crimes in Gaza.

TTRT World2026-09-24 15:53

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday in prerecorded remarks from his office in Ramallah. He spoke after the United States denied visas to him and other senior Palestinian officials for the second consecutive year, saying Palestinians face one of the most dangerous periods in their history.

FFrance 24 English2026-09-24 15:09

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas told the United Nations on Thursday that Israeli policies had moved beyond jeopardising a two-state solution and now threatened the “very life and existence” of his people. He delivered prerecorded remarks from his office in Ramallah after the United States denied visas to him and other senior Palestinian officials for the second consecutive year.

FFrance 24 English2026-09-24 15:06

In a prerecorded address to the UN General Assembly, Palestinian leadership condemned the denial of entry visas to its delegation for a second straight year. The speaker rejected what was described as punitive action and urged the US administration to lift the restrictions, resume dialogue and support a two-state solution grounded in international legitimacy, with Gaza central to the address.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-24 15:04

Gaza has emerged as a central issue at the UN General Assembly, where world leaders condemned Israel’s military actions in the enclave. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Jordan’s King Abdullah II addressed the conflict, Palestinian statehood and Israel’s actions in the occupied territories.

TTRT World2026-09-24 14:56

The Palestinian president is delivering his address to the UN General Assembly remotely after the Trump administration again declined to grant him a visa, marking a second consecutive year without one.

TThe Associated Press2026-09-24 13:32

Israeli and Palestinian leaders are due to address the UN General Assembly nearly three years after the war in Gaza began. Before their speeches, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the killing and destruction in the enclave without singling out any country for blame.

CCNA2026-09-24 13:25

As UN leaders gather in New York, Israeli forces have closed an UNRWA school and taken over its headquarters in East Jerusalem, challenging UN protections. Settler numbers in the occupied West Bank have risen from fewer than 30,000 in 1980 to nearly 800,000 today. The proposed E1 project could divide the territory and displace Bedouin communities, while UN resolutions and an ICJ ruling that Israel’s occupation is illegal remain unenforced.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-24 13:22

Israel's prime minister is speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York.

FFox News2026-09-24 12:45

Israel’s Central Elections Committee voted to disqualify the United Arab List and Joint List from next month’s election and bar Sami Abu Shehadeh and Ofer Cassif. They were accused of supporting terrorism and denying Israel as a Jewish state. The Joint List said Benjamin Netanyahu and Itamar Ben-Gvir were trying to deter 1.2 million Palestinian citizens of Israel from voting. The decisions still require final approval by Israel’s Supreme Court.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-24 11:27

Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon discusses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming address to the U.N. General Assembly and responds to a proposed Gaza recovery plan, while hinting that “surprises” are in store during the speech.

FFox News2026-09-24 10:45

Watch live as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech to the UN General Assembly in New York.

TThe Associated Press2026-09-24 08:54

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is set to address the UN General Assembly by video after the Trump administration denied him a visa for the second consecutive year. Leaders from Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Ghana and other countries, as well as the European Union, are also scheduled to speak.

TThe Associated Press2026-09-24 08:52

Israel is coming under mounting diplomatic pressure at this year’s UN General Assembly, with some of its closest Western allies taking a tougher line over Gaza and Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, appears unlikely to back down.

CCNA2026-09-24 06:02

On the sidelines of the General Assembly, the US-led Board of Peace presented a six-month plan for Gaza’s reconstruction and governance. Critics question whether it can be implemented after nearly a year of what they describe as Israeli ceasefire violations.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-24 00:05

The US-led Board of Peace has presented a six-month, $2.4bn recovery plan for Gaza at the UN General Assembly in New York. It proposes 66 projects, including essential water and sanitation infrastructure, while the broader recovery is estimated to cost $70bn over a decade. Former Human Rights Watch chief Kenneth Roth calls the plan a “fantasy” for failing to account for ongoing Israeli actions.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-23 16:28

A US-led Board of Peace backed by Donald Trump has presented a six-month, $2.4bn recovery plan for Gaza at the UN General Assembly in New York. Despite international support, progress is complicated by the Israeli army’s control of 70 percent of the territory. Israeli drone strikes in Deir al-Balah, Gaza City and Khan Younis killed several Palestinians.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-23 15:21

Israel has condemned French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks on the West Bank at the UN as a “grotesque absurdity.” In a Tuesday speech, Macron criticised Gaza’s humanitarian situation and urged countries to recommit to international law and the UN system.

Eeuronews2026-09-23 11:48

French President Emmanuel Macron criticized diplomatic efforts over Gaza at the UN General Assembly, describing them as a spectacle that shames everyone and calling for action to reopen humanitarian routes.

RReuters2026-09-23 05:11

An Israeli strike in Gaza City’s Al-Tuffah neighborhood killed two Palestinians and wounded three others, according to Al-Shifa Hospital. Doctors are struggling to treat the injured amid severe shortages of medical supplies, while attacks continue in places including Mawasi despite expectations of ceasefire discussions.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-22 18:11

Belgium and the Netherlands are the latest European countries to move against goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements by keeping them out of their markets. Ireland, Slovenia and Spain had taken similar measures earlier.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-22 11:35

Belgium and the Netherlands are the latest European countries to take steps preventing goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements from entering their markets. Ireland, Slovenia and Spain had already adopted similar measures.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-22 09:11

A new documentary about the actions of Israeli military forces inside Gaza is set to screen at the New York Film Festival. It has received praise at the Venice Film Festival while also provoking controversy in Israel.

NNBC News2026-09-22 00:37

Ed Sheeran’s controversial US tour has generated a wave of online rumours. A false claim that Spotify removed his music drew more than 3 million views on X, although it remains available. Another video, seen over 14 million times, falsely portrayed him performing alone after support acts withdrew; the footage is old and Sheeran has changed his backing musicians.

FFrance 24 English2026-09-21 20:49