‘Put an end to this hell’
Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu will soon address the UN General Assembly – just days after another 10 countries recognised a Palestinian state. His visit comes amid mounting international pressure on Israel to stop its genocide in Gaza.
Below are the latest international responses:
- Gabriel Boric, Chile’s president: “I want to see Netanyahu and those responsible for the genocide against the Palestinian people brought before an international court of justice.”
- Natasa Pirk Musar, Slovenia’s president: “We did not stop the genocide in Rwanda. We did not stop the genocide in Srebrenica. We must stop the genocide in Gaza. There are no excuses any more.”
- David Lammy, UK deputy prime minister: “There can be no answers to these horrors but concerted diplomatic action to keep the hope of peace alive.”
- Donald Trump, US president: “We will get something done because it’s gone on too long and we want it to end.”
- Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister on those who voted for Palestinian statehood: “I will condemn those leaders. This will not happen.”
- Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA commissioner: “There is a short message – put an end to this hell.”
Netanyahu’s speech to UNGA to be played on speakers across Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says the Israeli leader’s speech to the UN General Assembly will be broadcast over loudspeakers blared throughout the Gaza Strip.
It said in a statement the speech will be played from large speakers mounted on trucks on the Israeli side, and Netanyahu ordered that the activity not endanger Israeli soldiers.
Israel’s Haaretz newspaper said the move is an attempt at “psychological warfare”.
Families of Israeli troops have criticised the move, saying it placed the lives of Israeli military members in Gaza in jeopardy, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported.
Israeli army takes over mobile phones in Gaza for Netanyahu speech
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said that the military was not just broadcasting his speech at the UN using loudspeakers in Gaza, but has also taken over mobile phones belonging to Palestinians living in the enclave to forcibly carry the prime minister’s words.
Netanyahu called the action an “unprecedented operation”.
In an unprecedented action, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a live broadcast from the UN building in New York, has announced that the IDF took control of the telephones of Gaza residents and Hamas members, and that his speech is now being broadcast live via the telephones.
— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) September 26, 2025
