Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a defiant speech at the United Nations General Assembly, facing widespread condemnation over Israel's war in Gaza and escalations in Lebanon. He accused the U.N. of being a 'house of darkness' and a 'swamp of antisemitic bile,' while vowing to continue fighting until total victory against Iran and its proxies.
Israel 's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defiantly faced an international community from which he has become deeply isolated amid international condemnation of Israel 's war in the Gaza Strip and the military's fresh escalations in Lebanon .
About 60,000 people have been displaced from northern Israel since Oct. 7 by Hezbollah's rocket and drone attacks. Before the most recent round of airstrikes that began on Monday, about 110,000 people had been displaced from southern Lebanon. This week, hundreds of thousands more have been driven from their homes, with an estimated 70,000 in official shelters, and others staying in hotels, with family members, or have fled into neighboring Syria. The U.N.
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