Thousands protest Netanyahu outside UNGA over Gaza genocide

Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters demonstrated near Times Square, calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "stop the genocide" as he delivered a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Protesters chanted for a ceasefire in Gaza, waved Palestine flags, among other banners, and rejected allowing Netanyahu to speak at the UNGA. "One of the war criminals is coming here. That's a shame," one protester said, while another protester stated, "I would tell him that the Zionist occupation is nearing its end, that the Palestinian people will be free." In this context, scores of UN delegates also walked out during Netanyahu’s address, underscoring the diplomatic fallout and the intensity of protests both inside and outside the UN.