Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stage at the United Nations on Friday wearing a QR code pinned to his lapel, which his office said links to footage of Hamas atrocities from October 7.
“You see this large pin here. It’s a QR code. What I ask you to do is hold up your phone, zoom in, and you too will see why we fight and why we must win. It’s all in here,” Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu, facing growing criticism from families of captives over his failure to secure their release, said he would speak directly to the hostages . He announced plans to use massive loudspeakers along the Gaza border “in the hope that our dear hostages can hear my message.”
“Our brave heroes, this is Prime Minister Netanyahu speaking to you live from the United Nations. We have not forgotten you, not even for a second. The people of Israel are with you. We will not falter and we will not rest until we bring all you home!” he said, initially speaking in Hebrew, then switching to English.
Netanyahu claimed his message was also being streamed to the cellphones of Gazans, though reports from inside Gaza have disputed that assertion, as cited by Times of Israel .
Netanyahu’s address came after dozens of delegates staged a mass walkout at the UN General Assembly , with shouts interrupting parts of his speech while some sections responded with applause. The US delegation remained in place, though both Washington and London were represented by lower-level officials rather than their top envoys.
“To the remaining Hamas leaders, and to the jailers of our hostages,” he says, “I now say – lay down your arms. Let my people go. Free the hostages. All of them. The whole 48. Free the hostages now,” Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu said the war could end immediately if Hamas accepts Israel’s terms, which are Gaza’s demilitarization, Israeli security control, and the creation of a civilian authority led by Gazans and others committed to peace.
Encircled by fellow world leaders and facing mounting global pressure to halt the Gaza offensive , Netanyahu declared that Israel “must finish the job” against Hamas. “Western leaders may have buckled under the pressure,” he said. “And I guarantee you one thing: Israel won’t.”
“You see this large pin here. It’s a QR code. What I ask you to do is hold up your phone, zoom in, and you too will see why we fight and why we must win. It’s all in here,” Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu, facing growing criticism from families of captives over his failure to secure their release, said he would speak directly to the hostages . He announced plans to use massive loudspeakers along the Gaza border “in the hope that our dear hostages can hear my message.”
“Our brave heroes, this is Prime Minister Netanyahu speaking to you live from the United Nations. We have not forgotten you, not even for a second. The people of Israel are with you. We will not falter and we will not rest until we bring all you home!” he said, initially speaking in Hebrew, then switching to English.
Netanyahu claimed his message was also being streamed to the cellphones of Gazans, though reports from inside Gaza have disputed that assertion, as cited by Times of Israel .
Netanyahu’s address came after dozens of delegates staged a mass walkout at the UN General Assembly , with shouts interrupting parts of his speech while some sections responded with applause. The US delegation remained in place, though both Washington and London were represented by lower-level officials rather than their top envoys.
“To the remaining Hamas leaders, and to the jailers of our hostages,” he says, “I now say – lay down your arms. Let my people go. Free the hostages. All of them. The whole 48. Free the hostages now,” Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu said the war could end immediately if Hamas accepts Israel’s terms, which are Gaza’s demilitarization, Israeli security control, and the creation of a civilian authority led by Gazans and others committed to peace.
Encircled by fellow world leaders and facing mounting global pressure to halt the Gaza offensive , Netanyahu declared that Israel “must finish the job” against Hamas. “Western leaders may have buckled under the pressure,” he said. “And I guarantee you one thing: Israel won’t.”
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