Netanyahu tells UN that Israel ‘must finish the job’ in Gaza after dozens of delegates walk out in protest - as it happened
by Tom Ambrose (now) and Amy Sedghi (earlier) from World news | The Guardian on (#70ARZ)
Israeli PM rebuked Western nations for embracing Palestinian statehood after scores of delegates left the hall in protest. This live blog is closed
Palestinians living in poverty were also affected, the Palestinian prime minister's spokesperson Mohammad Abu al-Rob told Agence France-Presse (AFP), with their numbers rising by more than 150% since the start of the Gaza war, and with cash assistance not paid out in more than two months.
An increase in the number of Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank, and a reduction in work permits for West Bank Palestinians seeking work inside Israel have had a drastic impact.
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