During his speech to the U.N., Israel’s prime minister sought to focus attention on the carnage of the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel that led to the war in Gaza.
The event’s organizer has called an extraordinary general meeting for November, with countries like Spain and Ireland saying they will not take part in the contest if Israel does.
Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, delivered a speech by video to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday in which he thanked countries for recognizing Palestinian statehood.
The Israeli military said it was targeting sites linked to the Houthi militia, but a witness said a residential building was hit. A day earlier, a Houthi drone hit the Israeli city of Eilat.
The Israeli attack in Gaza City killed nearly two dozen Palestinians, the reports said. The Israeli military said it had hit two “Hamas terrorists.”
Hungry and injured passengers on a medical evacuation flight showed the toll of nearly two years of bombardment.