1 of 4 | An Israeli armored personnel carrier enters a military staging area inside Israel, along the border with the Gaza Strip, on Friday. Photo by Jim Hollander/UPI | License Photo
Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Israel's military on Friday continued its assault on Gaza City in the nation's new ground offensive aimed at rooting out militant Hamas.
The operation occurred as Israeli Prime Minister, during an address to the United Nations in New York, vowed to "finish the job" of eliminating Hamas in Gaza. The vast majority of delegates, including from predominantly Arab and Muslim nations, walked out.
His speech was broadcast from loudspeakers in Gaza City as multiple blasts went off, Al Jazeera reported on the scene about seven miles away, with black smoke visible.
Netanyahu's office posted on X that phone service for Palestinians was taken over with a broadcast of the speech
