Netanyahu Dismisses Gaza Genocide Allegations as Dozens of U.N. Delegates Walk Out

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed allegations that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza as “the biggest lie of the century” during a defiant address to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, as scores of delegates walked out in protest.“Here's the simple truth. Israel didn't commit genocide. Israel prevented genocide,” Netanyahu said, calling the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) “the most moral army in the world.” He pointed to Israel’s facilitation of food aid and polio vaccination campaigns in Gaza, saying “Israel did everything possible to get them out of harm's way.”Israel faces allegations of genocide in a case brought by South Africa before the International Court of Justice. The court has ordered Israel to take provisional measures under the Genocide Convention but has not ruled on whether Israel has committed genocide. The case remains pending.Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of ‘spreading lies’Netanyahu sharply criticized New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani during his speech, calling him “the antisemitic mayor of New York” and placing him among “all those spreading these lies about my country and about our brave soldiers.”“Mr. Mamdani, since you were elected mayor of this...