The prime minister's flight had been delayed been delayed due to the ongoing fight between Israel and Hezbollah.
Eyewitness NewsKemberly Richardson has more on Israel i Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's arrival for the U.N. General Assembly . Israel i Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed Israel overnight and is headed to New York City, where he will address the U.N. General Assembly .
A large anti-war protest is anticipated on Manhattan's East Side ahead of Netanyahu's arrival, as tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East. Protesters already taking to the streets this week, as 32 people were arrested during a demonstration on Tuesday night. And it's not just the mushrooming regional conflicts weighing Israel down. Netanyahu will head to New York burdened also by what could be an imminent warrant for his arrest by the International Criminal Court, what would put him in a fellowship of sorts with Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir.
The joint statement, negotiated on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, says the recent fighting is "intolerable and presents an unacceptable risk of a broader regional escalation."
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