📰 6 sources 6 articles · 24 Sep 2026, 21:21 → 22 days ago

Netanyahu defends the war on Iran from the UN podium as delegations withdraw from the session

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a speech before the UN General Assembly in which he justified Israeli military operations against Iran, saying that had Israel not struck Iran it would today be "counted among the dead". Delegations withdrew from the hall during the speech, and later reports covered the withdrawal scene and what a member of the Israeli delegation was filming.

📍 Where things stand: The speech was delivered and the withdrawal documented; no further developments have emerged since a video report published the following day.

⏱️ Timeline

24 Sep 2026, 21:21 In a speech from the UN podium, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that had Israel not struck Iran it would today be "counted among the dead", a remark with which he justified Israeli military operations against Tehran.
24 Sep 2026, 21:55 Delegations responded by withdrawing from the session while Netanyahu was delivering his speech before the United Nations.
24 Sep 2026, 22:27 Netanyahu said before the United Nations that "only time separates us from something unbelievable in Iran".
25 Sep 2026, 19:14 A video report covered the scene of Netanyahu delivering his speech while delegations were withdrawing from the hall, highlighting what a member of the Israeli delegation was filming.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

Most reports focused on Netanyahu's quote justifying the strikes on Iran, while one added the news of delegations withdrawing, another highlighted a different phrase about Iran, and a fifth focused on the withdrawal scene and what a member of the Israeli delegation was filming.

العربية Presented the news as a statement in which Netanyahu justifies Israeli military operations against Tehran, highlighting the phrase "counted among the dead".
صوت بيروت إنترناشونال Added, alongside Netanyahu's justification of the war on Iran, that delegations responded by withdrawing from the session.
قناة النيل للأخبار Confined itself to carrying Netanyahu's phrase "had we not struck Iran we would be counted among the dead" in the headline without further details.
عاجل Highlighted another remark by Netanyahu before the United Nations: "only time separates us from something unbelievable in Iran".
جريدة الرياض Reported the news briefly, focusing on Netanyahu's remark about striking Iran.
Lebanon Debate Focused on the scene of delegations withdrawing during the speech and what the Israeli delegation member was recording, publishing this in a video report the following day.