Hamas says walkouts before Netanyahu UN speech show Israel 'isolation' | International

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, Sept 27, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Hamas said a mass walkout of delegations before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the United Nations on Friday showed Israel's "isolation" as a result of the Gaza war. "Boycotting Netanyahu's speech is one manifestation of Israel's isolation and the consequences of the war of extermination," Taher al-Nunu, the media adviser to the head of Hamas's political bureau, said in a statement. As Netanyahu walked up to the General Assembly rostrum, a number of delegations walked out -- in a deliberate protest as the Israeli premier was the day's first speaker. But the room was filled with applause from the public gallery as Netanyahu had again invited supporters to watch. Izzat...